Support Worker

East Riding; Bridlington; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking a dedicated support worker to assist a male client with autism in accessing community activities and developing independent living skills. The role involves accompanying to events, providing emotional support, and helping build confidence.

The position requires DBS/reference checks and offers a flexible 6-hour weekly rota. Candidates should be patient, proactive, and comfortable around animals in a family setting.

Qualifications

• Motivated, proactive, and able to work on 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 support them.
• Have previous experience caring for someone with additional needs.
• Be flexible to accommodate hours of work where necessary.
• Be comfortable with animals as the family has a dog.

Responsibilities

• Assist the individual with accessing activities and spending time in the community.
• Attend/transport the individual to social activities and appointments.
• Encourage social interaction and inclusion and provide emotional support.
• Male worker due to challenging behaviour.

Skills

Good communication

Patient

Caring

Experience with additional needs

Flexible hours

Animal-friendly

Job description

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

Rate of Pay: £14.00 per hour if employed / £18.00 per hour if self employed.

(Please note this is an external vacancy and is not employment with East Riding of Yorkshire Council)

About the recipient

The individual is male, 18 years old and resides in Bridlington. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due to having suspected Autism, selective mute, behavioural / anger difficulties.

They like/enjoy going out to places and the role is to support with accessing the community and gaining confidence, independent life and living skills.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Assisting the individual with accessing activities and spending time out in the community.
• Attending/transporting the individual to social activities and appointments.
• Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.
• Male worker due to challenging behaviour.

Hours

6 hours per week flexible rota.

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 caring for an individual with additional needs.
• Be flexible to accommodate the hours of work where necessary.
• Be comfortable with animals as the family has a dog.

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

The Direct Payments Support Service is an in-house service provided by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The service promotes independent choice and inclusion, allowing our service users to employ their own care and support as needed. We support many individuals with varying abilities, assisting with advertising and recruitment for a range of roles including support workers, carers and personal assistants.

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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