Self-Employed Support Worker (No personal care)

Description

Self-Employed Support Worker (No personal care)

Ref: LTES1064

Location: Pevensey

Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Self-employed

Hours per week:

5 hours on a Friday, time of support to be discussed at interview. Also 1 Friday evening per month to attend Millie's Disco at Chaseley Trust.

Hourly pay rate:

TBD

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I am a 19-year-old man living in Pevensey Bay near Eastbourne. I have 5 hours per week available and am looking for someone to support me. I would like to increase my independence, especially around social activities so that I am less reliant on my parents to be available to take me to events that I like. I have care and support needs related to my learning difficulties and neurodiverse conditions. I have been diagnosed with the following: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, Periventricular Heterotopia, ADHD, Autism and Multifactorial Learning Difficulties.

I am in my forth year of college and attend four days per week on a catering course, I have other interests in my life, including going to Amazing Futures, Nik Naks and Millie's Disco at Chaseley Trust which is once a month on a Friday evening, and I would like you to attend with me as my friends are not always there. I love cars and likes to go to car shows whenever possible and enjoy riding on buses. I like to watch videos online about cars and enjoy gaming.

I have a very close relationship with my dads and spend time at each of their houses, I also have a very good group of friends that I see regularly. I would like to explore more social activities and would need your support to do this. I would like some form of employment in the future and could perhaps investigate some voluntary opportunities initially.

Duties include:

- Medication prompting/administering

- Personal grooming

- Other relevant duties as required

- Administration

- Housekeeping

- Shopping

- Cooking

- Transportation

- Companionship

- Dressing / undressing

- Prompting with personal grooming.

- Help with picking suitable clothes.

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

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

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.

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.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Ad ID: 5417327040