Direct Payment Worker

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Withernsea; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s external vacancy seeks a Direct Payment Worker to support a child in the Withernsea area. The role involves encouraging activity participation, social skills development, and ensuring safety in the community.

Travel with the child to activities and appointments, building a trusting relationship with the family. DBS clearance is required; driving licence and car essential. Not an ERYC employee.

Qualifications

• Motivated and proactive, able to work on own initiative.
• Patience, care and understanding when supporting the child.
• Ability to build positive relationships to encourage engagement.

Responsibilities

• Encouraging the recipient to engage in activities.
• Helping to improve their social skills.
• Settling and supporting the individual.
• Keeping them safe in the community.
• Helping to fulfil their potential and aspirations.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities and appointments.
• Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.

Skills

Motivated

Proactive

Independent

Patient

Caring

Flexible

Relationship-building

Special needs awareness

Education

Experience with children with special needs

Job description

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

The individual is a child residing in the Withernsea area who requires support to access activities and participate in the community.

The individual has additional support needs and benefits from encouragement, reassurance and support when engaging in social and community-based activities.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Encouraging the recipient to engage in activities.
• Helping to improve their social skills.
• Settling and supporting the individual.
• Keeping them safe in the community.
• Helping to fulfil their potential and aspirations.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities and appointments.
• 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 conscientious and committed to providing support as necessary for the child.
• Be patient, caring and understanding.
• Be able to build a positive relationship with the child to both encourage and support them.
• Be flexible to meet the needs of the family.
• Have knowledge of working with or supporting a child with special needs.
• Must have a full driving licence and use of own car, to transport individual to social activities.
• Be comfortable with animals to assist with the individual's dogs.

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

PLEASE NOTE - SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS TO THIS ROLE WOULD NOT BE EMPLOYED BY EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

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-centered 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.