Location
Nuneaton, Warwickshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Female Support Worker
Please note: Personal Assistant
(Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, PART 1 Applies)
Job Reference: WAR15935KR1
Expiry Date: 26th March 2024
Location: Nuneaton, West Midlands
Hourly Rate of pay: £12.00 per hour
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 2 per week
Applicants must be 21 years of age or over.
When you are Required
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
About the Employer
To provide a high level of assistance and stimulation to our 7-year-old daughter who lives with her supportive family. To support in creating positive friendships and the development of social, independent and life skills, to provide a valuable service that could potentially allow parents to access social activities.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Cognitive / Learning
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• social activities• leisure activities
Other relevant information
• The individual keeps pets in the home.2 friendly family dogs.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).
Transport Requirement
Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.
Required Skills
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
Required Training
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.
First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .
Job tags
Salary
£12 per hour
