Support Worker

Ref: DP2650

Location: Crawley

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Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

30 hours per week 9:30 am and 4:30 pm 4 days per week and 6 to 8 pm one evening

Hourly pay rate:

£13

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We are currently looking to recruit a full time care assistant to work 30 hours per week with an immediate start. This is to assist our adult, blind, and disabled son by attending with him his day centre 4 days per week and to go swimming with him and his other carers.

My son is 36 years old Blind with a very rare condition called Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome (BBSOAS), very friendly a “young child” more like a toddler at heart and mind. He likes to stick to the very same routine even with food.

We would like our carer to support him when he goes daily to his activities day centre ( doing arts and crafts) please follow the link to see what he does at his day care - www.resight.org.uk

He needs help in all activities and daily living i.e pads change and feeding

Duties include:

Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Other relevant duties as required
Transportation
Companionship

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

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