Support Worker

Penderels Trust; Atherstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A caring organization in Atherstone seeks a support worker to assist a young man with autism. Responsibilities include personal care, meal preparation, and promoting social activities. Flexibility is key as the individual's needs may vary daily, and a genuine interest in supporting people with disabilities is required. Relevant skills include honesty, empathy, and good listening skills.

Qualifications

• Must be honest, reliable, trustworthy, and punctual.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Previous caring experience not essential but a genuine interest in supporting individuals is required.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care including toileting, showering, and dressing.
• Assist with cooking/meal preparation and household chores.
• Encourage socialization and participation in activities.
• Promote friendships and independence.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Punctuality

Confidentiality

Good listening skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Job description

About the Employer

A very happy placid young man with autism and learning difficulty, who loves animals

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning

The employer's hobbies and interests

• Sea Animals
• You Tube Searching
• Water play

Other relevant information

• The individual keeps pets in the home. One cat, usually outdoors.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

Young man already has school runs sorted so this support is more social eventually.

The individual's needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver preferred but not essential.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.

Be able to motivate and negotiate