Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Ref: BRR8539

Location: Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks

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Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

To be discussed but could be 2 hours x 4 days per week. May require some evening/weekend hours.

Hourly pay rate:

£15.00

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We are looking for an experienced, pro-active Support Worker to work with our 18 year old son who has Autism.

His interests include manga comics, Pokemon, Transformers and Anime.

You would be required to prompt/encourage him to become more independent with personal care tasks, cleaning/tidying his room, doing his own laundry and keeping him company when parents are out.

Also to support him with planning journeys, using public transport and building social relationships outside of the home. Will need to be kept safe and supervised at all times.

Experience of working with young people with Autism is essential. You should also be reliable, pro-active and able to encourage and motivate and share his interests.

We live in Hurstpierpoint so you would need to be a car driver or live locally. We also have 2 dogs and a cat and our son has a tortoise.

Duties include:

Companionship

Prompting/encouraging to become independent with personal care tasks, keeping room clean and tidy and doing own laundry.
Supporting with planning journeys and using public transport.
Support with developing friendships outside of the home, accessing community facilities.
Keeping safe at all times.

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

Experienced in working with young people with Autism
Proactive and able to motivate and encourage

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 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