Direct Payment Worker

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Kirk Ella; On-site; GBP 3,500 - 4,900; Part time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking a Direct Payment Worker to support a 15-year-old girl with ADHD, Autism and a Learning Disability. The role is mainly at home with potential for community outings as confidence grows, and may involve transport to activities.

DBS checks will be required; you must have your own car and be comfortable around animals. Hours are expected to be between 6 and 8 hours per week, with some out-of-hours support possible.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with additional complex needs.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexibility to accommodate varying hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist the individual with accessing activities and community outings when she feels confident.
• Attend/transport to social activities as needed.
• Encourage social interaction and provide emotional support.

Skills

Motivated and proactive

Patience and empathy

Clear communication

Independent work

Own car

Job description

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

Hours are expected to be between 6 and 8 hours a week.

Some out of hours support may be required.

About the recipient

The individual is female, 15 years old and resides in Kirk Ella. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due to having ADHD, Autism and a Learning Disability.

This is to take place predominantly in the home with hope to build up to outings and activities in the local community when she feels confident to do so.

They enjoy being outside in the garden with their dog and playing on the trampoline. She is interested in music, making videos and social media.

Ideally the worker should have knowledge of working with children with additional complex needs and should be approachable and confident in working with young people. The worker will also need to be flexible and understand that the day's activities may be led by how the young person is feeling.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Assisting the individual with accessing activities and spending time out in the community when the young person feels confident to do so.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities when the young person feels confident to do so.
• 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.
• Must have use of own car, to transport individual to social activities
• Be comfortable with animals to assist with the individual's dog.

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.

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