Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Independent lives; Hassocks; Presencial; GBP 18 000 - 24 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Independent Lives in Hassocks, United Kingdom, is seeking an empathetic support worker to assist a young man with social activities, independent living skills and personal care. The role involves prompting, step-by-step instructions, and ensuring safety in community settings.

Experience with Autism, dyslexia or dyscalculia is required, and applicants should be comfortable with pets and travel by public transport.

Qualificações

• Experience of working with young people with Autism, dyslexia or dyscalculia is required.
• Must be friendly, patient, reliable and animal-friendly.
• Must be registered as self-employed with contract for services and public liability insurance.
• Reliable with good timekeeping and able to follow or work on own initiative.
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised; fit and healthy for duties.
• Able to speak/read English to a reasonable standard and comfortable with pets.

Responsabilidades

• Duties include companionship, transportation and helping access social activities.
• Support to access social activities, e.g., going to pub and meeting friends.
• Assistance with chores, domestic tasks and personal care such as showering and dressing.
• Provide prompting and step-by-step instructions as needed.
• Ensure safety and supervision at all times when in the community.

Conhecimentos

Friendly

Patience

Reliability

Animal-friendly

Timekeeping

Interpersonal skills

Formação académica

English literacy

UK right to work

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Duties include:

• Other relevant duties as required
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Support to access social activities e.g. going to pub, meeting with friends.
• Support with chores/domestic tasks, personal care tasks such as showering, getting dressed and preparing balanced healthy meals.
• Prompting and step by step instructions will be needed for the tasks above.

I am a happy, friendly, kind young man needing support with social activities, developing independent living skills and confidence, prompting and instructions with personal care and domestic chores. I am a 21 year old man living with my mum and 2 siblings, 4 cats and 2 assistance dogs. I enjoy computer games, lego, and I love animals. I have difficulties with speech and need to be given time to understand information and make decisions. I have sensory needs and sometimes become anxious if my routines change. I am good at problem solving and have a good memory. I am kind and enjoy helping others. My aim is to attend college and become more independent. I need support with developing confidence and independent living skills such as travelling by public transport, social activities such as going to the pub and meeting friends, finding work or training. I also need prompting with personal care tasks and domestic chores at home including step by step instructions.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• You must be friendly, patient, reliable and like animals. Experience of working with young people with Autism, dyslexia or dyscalculia would be required.
• It's important that you keep me safe and supervised at all times when in the community.
• You will need to confirm that you are registered as self employed and provide a contract for your services and proof of public liability insurance., Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Experience of working with young people with Autism, dyslexia or dyscalculia would be required., All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. If the role is offered on a self-employed basis, you will be responsible for the cost of your own DBS check.