Support Worker
Ref: DP5592
Location: Littlehampton
Details
This role is to support a Woman
Drivers licence required: Yes
Employment status: employed
Hours per week:
12:30-4:30 Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Tuesday 10:30-4:30
Saturday and Sunday full and half days
Start/end times are flexible
Additional evening work available
Just let us know your availability!
Hourly pay rate: £16.00
Do you love cycling, walking rock climbing, surfing, skateboarding, playing Chess, drumming or arts and craft? Do you have a patient and understanding nature? This role could be perfect for you!
I am looking for a support worker to help my 30 year old daughter helping her lead a purposeful and fulfilling life, enjoying all the adventurous activities that she loves. She is a really active person with a happy cheeky character.
The role will involve building a trusting relationship where you can communicate effectively with my daughter. She is non-verbal, autistic, has a learning disability, sensory processing disorder, and some complex needs. She does need some prompting with daily activities/personal care and needs supervision to keep safe.
The work will take place both in the family home and in the community. The community support will involve supporting my daughter to enjoy lots of adventurous activities. We have a couple of support workers on our team but would love to have somebody to cover some sessions on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday and be available for some weekend support. This role would be suitable for one or two carers to take on, so please apply even if you can only work some of the days.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Other relevant duties as required
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
- Confident driver with a clean driving license
- Willing to drive a Motability car
- Confident navigator in all situations (car and walking)
- Understanding of an individual’s complex sensory and communication needs
- Ability to connect, interact, and build a meaningful, trusting relationship
- Willingness to find numerous ways to communicate
- Provide personal care throughout the day
- Stay alert to foresee possible stressors and dangers
- Think for the individual and always stay attentive to needs
- Good level of strength and fitness required
- Prompt and physical assistance always required Intensive interaction
- Food prep, assistance around meals, and hydration monitoring throughout the day
- Allergy awareness (training can be provided)
- Ability to administer medication
Candidate qualities:
- 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
- Active, creative, fun, and caring individual
- Very good sense of humour
- Good problem solver and imaginative thinker
- Ability to stay calm in challenging situations
- Ability to think independently and adapt quickly Variety of hobbies, skills, and interests (e.g., music, drumming, art, puzzle games, walking, climbing, surfing, skateboarding, cycling, table tennis, marble runs)
- Keen to learn
- Ability to look at and find the positives
- Curious, not judgmental
Desirable Requirements:
- First Aid & Epi pen trained
- Coeliac awareness
- Awareness of Autism
- Instructing/Sports qualification
- Food hygiene qualification
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours, Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
Notes:
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.