Bank/Cover Personal Support Worker
Ref: DP7673
Location: Haywards Heath
Details
I am looking for personal care for a Child
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: No
Hours per week:
ad hoc hours
Hourly pay rate:
£12.40, 45p/mile if own car driven for trips.
I am looking for a bank personal assistant to work ad hoc hours to support my two children.
Boy (11 Years Old):
Boy is non-verbal, but very musical. He will sing a lot, and loves playing on his
tablet and listening to folk-music. He is happy most of the time and loves to run and play
on the swings in the park. His sensory processing means he needs a lot of physical
pressure, and he likes to roll up towels or items of clothing and play with them, and also rip up
paper or card as this seems to help a lot. He can be very affectionate when he gets to
know you. He struggles travelling places, and does not seem to be aware of danger when he is out
and about. He needs constant supervision in and out of the home.
Girl (9 Years Old):
Girl can talk, but it is limited. She mostly quotes the various Disney and Netflix
programmes she watches. She loves walking in the woods, and going to the park, and
drawing and is very slowing learning to write. She often draws little people and then rips
them from the paper to play games with them. She enjoys dancing with her family in the
living room. She plays a lot, acting out with dolls and toys what she is watching on her
tablet – this can often mean keeping an eye on how much toothpaste she has access to for
example… She is a natural performer and can be exuberantly tactile when she gets to know you.
Duties include:
- Day to day activities in the home and out and about
- With personal care such as eating and nappy changing
- Keeping safe in all the above
- To help (which-ever child working with at the time as there are two children) have a more varied experience of the world
- To help with respite for parents
- Help with outdoor activities and trips out (to park, shop etc)
- Play and creative tasks.
Candidate qualities:
- Able to keep the child safe and supervised at all times
- Experienced in working with children with disabilities.
- Friendly and approachable
- Patient and understanding
- Driving licence and access to own vehicle desirable but not essential
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.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
