Direct Payment Worker

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Hessle; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking a Direct Payment Worker to support a male child with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Hessle. The role focuses on enabling personal care, community access, and social participation within a child-centered, local authority service.

You will travel to activities, assist with transportation, and provide emotional support to promote inclusion. DBS clearance is required; training is provided.

Qualifications

• Clear and effective communication with the individual and family.
• Patience and understanding when supporting social inclusion.
• Ability to work on own initiative and be proactive.
• Flexibility to accommodate varying hours and travel.
• Experience supporting individuals with additional needs.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care as required.
• Helping the individual access activities and spend time in the community.
• Attending and transporting to social activities.
• Encouraging social interaction and providing emotional support.

Skills

Clear communication

Patience

Initiative

Flexibility

Experience with additional needs

Job description

This is an external vacancy and is not employment with East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

The individual is male, 9 years old and resides in Hessle. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due to having Autistic Spectrum Disorder with attendant communication difficulties and learning difficulties.

They like playing with toys like number blocks and trains. They like exploring communities like parks and recreations.

They don't like dogs or any other pets.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Assisting with personal care.
• Assisting the individual with accessing activities and spending time out in the community.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities.
• Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.

About the candidate

The suitable candidate must:

• Be motivated, proactive and able to work on their own initiative.
• Be patient, caring and understanding.
• Have good communication skills (clear and effective communication).
• Be able to build a positive relationship with the individual to both encourage and support them.
• Have previous experience supporting an individual with additional needs.
• Be flexible to accommodate the hours of work where necessary.

DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post – Cost to be met by the local authority.

Children and Young People, Specialist Services Direct Payments is an in-house service provided by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to support families of Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to fulfil their potential and aspirations.

Whilst caring experience is always useful, you don’t necessarily need to have worked in care to be a great Direct Payment Worker, the right attitude and a person-centred approach is more important.

Travel

Some travel across East Riding of Yorkshire may be required, applicants must be able to transport themselves.

DBS/Medical check

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check.

Direct Payment Worker