Support Worker / Buddy (P/T) Ref: 08/ Cumnock /JL 02/06/2025 Cumnock

Ayrshire Independent Living Network; Cumnock; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a part-time Support Worker / Buddy in Cumnock to assist a young man with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Duties include providing social support, ensuring safety, and helping with communication. Candidates are expected to be calm, patient, and have experience with autism, along with a full driving license for work-related travel.

Qualifications

• Experience with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and managing seizures.
• Ability to administer medication when required.
• Driver with own car and business insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide social support and companionship for a young man with Autism.
• Ensure safety and help with communication of needs.
• Assist with medication administration when necessary.

Skills

Calm

Patient

Recognition of anxieties

Tools

Driver's License

Job description

Support Worker / Buddy (Part-Time) Ref: 08/ Cumnock /JL 02/06/2025
Personal employer: Cumnock

Location: Cumnock

Applicants must be flexible, as hours and shifts will vary weekly. Availability for overnights during weekdays and weekends is required. The regular weekly hours are approximately 4 hours.

Rate of Pay: £12.60 per hour

Job Details

Support Worker / Buddy (Part-Time) needed to assist a young man with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

You will provide social support and companionship within the local community, ensuring his safety at all times. The young man has limited communication skills, so patience is essential to help him express his needs and feelings. Continuity and consistency are very important to him.

He enjoys walking on nice days and using his pool in the garden.

Candidate Requirements

• Calm, patient, and able to recognize anxieties and behaviors related to his condition.
• Experience with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and managing seizures.
• Ability to administer medication when required.
• Driver with own car, full clean driver’s license, and business insurance. Mileage allowance paid for work-related travel.

Additional Information

This position is subject to a 6-month probationary period. Successful applicants must provide two references (one from current or most recent employer) and undergo a PVG Disclosure at the employer’s cost.

To apply, email your CV to [e-mail] quoting Ref: 08/ Cumnock/JL. Alternatively, download an application form from our website www.ailn.org or contact Jennifer Lee at 01294 475686 to request an application form. Completed applications should be returned to:

Jennifer Lee,
Self Directed Support Advisor
Ayrshire Independent Living Network
The Michael Lynch Centre for Enterprise
71 Princes Street,
Ardrossan, KA22 8DG

**Please note: AILN is not the employer. We are a support and mailbox service for individual personal employers and have no input into their hiring decisions.**

Contact

Self Directed Support: 01294 475685/6

Payroll & Budget Management: 01294 475681