Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Description

Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Ref: BRR8698

Location: Three Bridges, Crawley

Details

This role is to support a Child

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

3 hours per week term times 8 hours per week in school holidays

Hourly pay rate:

£12.21

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I am looking for a friendly, reliable Female Support Worker to work with my 11 year old daughter in the community and at home.

She has learning disabilities and is non-verbal but able to communicate her needs. She also has epilepsy.

She is smiley, giggly and full of energy, loves being outdoors, going to playgrounds, climbing and swimming. Playing board games at home with her may also be required on occasions.

Support with toileting, changing her clothes and administering epilepsy medication in an emergency will be needed.

You should be experienced, a driver with your own car and a non-smoker due to health needs. Taking her out on public transport may be required too.

This would be a lovely role for the right person.

Duties include:

- Medication prompting/administering

- Transportation

- Companionship

- Dressing / undressing

- Changing pull ups/toileting

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

- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

- Friendly

- Experience of working with children with similar needs

Additional requirements

Non-smoker due to medical reasons

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.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

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