Support Worker / Personal Assistant – Clovenfords – 3138

Encompassborders; Clovenfords; Remote; GBP 3,500 - 3,800; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage allowance

Paid annual leave

Job summary

Encompassborders is seeking a Support Worker/Personal Assistant for the Clovenfords area to help maintain health, tenancy, and community access. The role supports a young lady with OCD, anxiety, and agoraphobia, aiming to prevent decline.

Work is 5 hours per week, flexible across days and after 1pm. Mileage is reimbursed up to 0.45p per mile; 5.6 weeks pro-rata annual leave; a 6-month probation applies and PVG checks are required.

Qualifications

• Understanding of OCD, anxiety and agoraphobia is advantageous.
• Experience in supporting individuals in a home setting is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop a positive relationship with the client and assist to set and achieve small goals.
• Prompt with personal care needs if required.
• Assist to communicate with GP/health professionals/housing as required.
• Assist to attend appointments as required.
• Ensure the home is kept to an acceptable standard.
• Support client to ensure their safety and well-being.

Skills

OCD awareness

GP communication

Job description

Support Worker/Personal Assistant –Clovenfordsarea

A young lady living inClovenfordsrequires a PA to support her bymaintainingher mental and physical health, managing hertenancy,and encouraging/assistingher to access the community.

Shehas OCD,anxiety,and agoraphobia which she is working towards improving, it is important she has the right support to ensure there is no decline.

5 hours per week to be used flexibly, preferably split between 3 days per week and after 1pm though days and times can be discussed at interview.

Terms:

• Hours per week: 5 hours (flexible)
• Hours of work: preferably split between 3 daysand after 1pm, though days and times can be agreed
• £14.00 per hour
• Mileage up to 0.45pfor travel to appointments/accessing community
• Paid annual leave entitlement of 5.6 weeks pro rata
• Probationary period of 6 months
• Post subject to references and PVG scheme membership

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• To develop a positive relationship with the client andassistto set and achieve small manageable goals
• To prompt with personal care needs ifrequired
• Assistingto communicate with GP/health professionals/housingasrequired
• Assistingto attend appointments asrequired
• Ensuring the home is kept to an acceptable standard
• To support client to ensure their safety and well-being

Personal Attributes

• Kind and caring, sensitive to the client’s needs
• Patient and cheerful
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Ability to use your own initiative
• Ability to work sensitively in a home setting respecting the client’s right to privacy and to alwaysmaintainprofessional standards of confidentiality

Skills and Experience

An understanding on OCD, anxiety and agoraphobia would be adventitious, though experience is not essential for a candidate with the right personal attributes.