Female Support Worker DP7556

Independent Lives; Westergate; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Female Support Worker for an 18-year-old with Cri Du Chat Syndrome. The role requires flexibility with ad hoc hours, the use of own car, and experience in personal care. Ideal candidates should be reliable, patient, and comfortable with pets, being involved in various social and community activities. Employment may be engaged directly or self-employed, with potential entitlement to holiday pay.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people with similar needs.
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.
• Must be comfortable with pets.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care tasks including toileting and changing.
• Lifting wheelchair in/out of car as needed.
• Transporting the individual to social activities.
• Monitoring and ensuring safety at all times.

Skills

Experience with young people

Interpersonal skills

Patience

Reliability

Comfortable with pets

Job description

Female Support Worker

Ref: DP7556

Location: Eastergate, Chichester

This role is to support a woman. The candidate should be a woman.

Drivers licence required: Yes. Own vehicle needed: Yes.

Employment status: Employed

Hours per week: Ad hoc hours Saturdays and Sundays. Times to be arranged, flexibility needed. Extra hours may be available during school holidays.

Hourly pay rate: £15.00

I am looking for a Female Support Worker/PA to support my 18 year old daughter. She has a diagnosis of Cri Du Chat Syndrome which limits her mobility and speech. A knowledge of Makaton would be useful. She is a very energetic, sociable, happy, excitable young lady, great fun to be with and enjoys one to one interaction. You must be willing to use your own car to take her to social activities. Occasional evening supervision at home, watching TV or doing craft activities also required.

Support with personal care tasks required including toileting and changing, assistance with taking medication. Lifting wheelchair in/out of car, pushing wheelchair on occasions. You should have experience of working with young people with similar needs and be friendly, fun, patient, reliable and comfortable with pets.

Duties include:

• Medication prompting/administering
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance
• Changing of personal hygiene products is required as she is double incontinent
• Getting into bed (on occasions)
• Mealtimes e.g. cutting up food, assistance to eat
• Social activities in the community and at home including bowling, trampolining, days out to the zoo, farms or anywhere with animals, cinema, bowling, garden centre, beach, craft fairs, shopping for fun, social events with family and friends, therapies and disability group
• Lifting/pushing wheelchair
• Keeping her safe and supervised at all times as she has no awareness of danger.

Candidate qualities:

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Experienced in working with children/young people with similar needs

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours.

Notes

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract. Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9