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Dewis Centre for Independent Living; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Dewis Centre for Independent Living is seeking a part-time support worker in Merthyr Tydfil to assist a client with accessing community activities, prompting memory, and providing reassurance. The role requires a car owner willing to use their vehicle for work and to cover additional hours as needed.

You will drive to activities, accompany the client to existing interests, and help them explore new opportunities while upholding confidentiality and the client's preferences.

Qualifications

• You must be a car owner willing to use it for work.
• Reliable, flexible, and able to cover additional hours if needed.
• Positive approach to disabled people.
• Motivated to do a wider variety of activities with the client.
• Take initiative to find new activities for the client.
• Chatty and able to get on well with people.
• Respect confidentiality and privacy.

Responsibilities

• Encourage participation in new activities.
• Accompany to activities the client already enjoys.
• Participate in activities with the client.
• Drive the client to places they want to go.
• Drop the client off at work placements or courses as required.
• Ensure the client's safety at all times.
• Support the client to express needs and wants clearly.
• Encourage the client to speak for themselves.
• Prompt the client to remember important things.

Job description

I am a 30-year-old man living in Merthyr Tydfil with my family. I have Autism. I am an outgoing and fairly independent person, whose main requirements are support, reassurance and prompting to remember tasks or things like change from paying for something. I have a very witty personality and would need someone who could match that.

I enjoy attending my work experience placements and courses to gain extra qualifications. I enjoy being out and about, trying different things and meeting people. I enjoy attending club in the Firestorm shop in Merthyr town, meeting up with my friends there to play Warhammer 40K, Magic the Gathering, or any other games similar. I like going for long nature walks, swimming, gardening, and trying new things. I also enjoy going to the cinema, bowling, going for food, or days out in Cardiff or to the beach.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To support me to access activities in the community, prompt me to remember things, and reassure me when I start to feel anxious or overwhelmed. It is important that you are able to advocate for me when I need you to but also know when encourage me to speak for myself when I need to. I need someone who can encourage me to make positive, healthy choices.

HOURS OF WORK

4 hours per week

You must be flexible to cover sickness and holidays, by prior arrangement.

RATE OF PAY

£12.75 per hour (double pay for bank holidays covered)

Mileage paid at 40p a mile up to 60 miles a week

TASKS/DUTIES

• Encouraging me to participate in new activities
• Accompanying me to current activities which I already enjoy
• Participating in activities with me
• Driving me around to the places I would like to go to
• Dropping me off at my work placement or course as required
• Making sure I am always safe
• Supporting me when out to ensure my needs and wants are always expressed clearly
• Encouraging me to speak for myself when I need you to
• Prompting me to remember important things

TYPE OF PERSON REQUIRED

• A car owner who is willing to use it for work
• You must be able to commit to this job and be reliable
• You must be flexible and be willing to work additional hours if required
• A person who has a positive approach to disabled people
• Someone who will motivate me when I don’t seem to want to do anything
• Someone who would be interested in doing a wider variety of things with me
• You must have the initiative to look for new activities for me to join in
• Someone who is chatty and gets on well with people
• Someone who understands and respects confidentiality and privacy
• Someone who is confident, patient, trustworthy and patient

ABOUT THE JOB

Though a part-time job, this will be a proper job requiring a National Insurance number to be submitted. A trial period of six months will be necessary in the first instance. The wage will be paid four weeklies by BACS transfer from the Dewis Centre for Independent Living. You will receive 5.6 weeks paid holiday (pro rata). You will be required to apply for a DBS check at no expense to you.