Buddy/Support Worker

Ref: NDS8447

Location: Haslemere

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Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

22 hours per 4 weeks. Hours can be flexible and negotiable.

Hourly pay rate:

£13 per hour

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I am a 19-year-old, fun loving man with Epilepsy, special needs and sensory processing disorder, who is looking for a buddy or support worker a few times per week to hang out with me, to join in with various activities and develop my independence. My needs will require constant supervision to help me stay safe.

My seizures do affect my day-to-day life and bring me anxiety; I can sometimes appear switched off. I will need your help to manage my condition, which may involve administering emergency meds if required.

My interests include gaming, Pokemon Go, bowling, cinema and nature walks. I love animals and would like to volunteer in the future. With your help, I would also like to be able to cook a meal, buying the ingredients and coming home to cook.

Duties include:

Medication prompting/administering
Shopping
Cooking
Transportation
Companionship

Accompany and access social and leisure activities e.g. bowling, cinema, going for walks, volunteering

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

Experience of Epilepsy and administering emergency meds would be useful, but training can be provided.
Please be aware I am vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
Full, clean UK driving license is preferred but not necessary.

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.

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