Support Worker (two pas required)

Ref: DP2650

Location: Crawley

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Details

This role is to support a Man

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

2.5 hours every Thursday evening between 6:30pm and 9pm

Hourly pay rate:

£13

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I am currently looking to recruit two part care assistants to work 2.5 hours per week with an immediate start. This is to assist my blind and disabled son to attend swimming every Thursday evening and going swimming with him and his other carers.

My son is 36 years old with a very rare condition called Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome (BBSOAS). He is very friendly, gentle and kind. He has a mental age of 4 and so is more like a toddler at heart and mind. He likes to stick to the very same routine even with food.

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