Support Assistant MP3002
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Billingshurst, West Sussex |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MP3002 |
Summary
Vacancy Title: Support Assistant
Reference Number: MP3002
Location: Billingshurst
Hours per week: 10 hours per week. Hours to be worked on Tuesday, Friday and one day over the weekend. Exact times to be agreed with employer.
Hourly pay rate: £13.00
Mileage rate: 40p per mile
Details
I am looking for care for a: man
The candidate should be: any gender
Driving licence required: yes
Access to own vehicle required: yes
Overnight care required: no
Job Description
I’m a 20 yr. old man with Autism & Learning needs living with my parents, my two sisters and our dogs in a remote area near Billingshurst.
I am looking for a PA to assist me to access my local community, attend exercise and activities I enjoy and to promote my independence.
I am a very sociable and easy-going person and love cinema, swimming, shopping and Sonic the Hedgehog.
I also like helping people so would love it if you could help me to find somewhere I could volunteer for a few hours each week.
I get anxious in large crowds and queues, and I don’t like unpredictable sounds, they make me nervous.
On Mon, Wed & Thurs I attend Brinsbury College to study Animal Care.
Candidate qualities:
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Other personal qualities:
• Reliable and clear headed
• Organised, creative & resourceful
Key employee Duties:
• Other relevant duties as required
• Shopping
• Transportation
Additional duties:
• Accompany me to access my local community using your own vehicle
• Encourage me to improve my social skills and improve my independence
• Assist me to attend exercise-based activities I enjoy such as swimming and walking, also to accompany me to the cinema and shopping
• Encourage me to keep in contact with my friends and to feel more comfortable using my mobile
• Walk my dogs with me in the fields around my house
• Help to improve social and community related skills
Additional requirements
• Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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 employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
Reference Number: MP3002
Location: Billingshurst
Hours per week: 10 hours per week. Hours to be worked on Tuesday, Friday and one day over the weekend. Exact times to be agreed with employer.
Hourly pay rate: £13.00
Mileage rate: 40p per mile
Details
I am looking for care for a: man
The candidate should be: any gender
Driving licence required: yes
Access to own vehicle required: yes
Overnight care required: no
Job Description
I’m a 20 yr. old man with Autism & Learning needs living with my parents, my two sisters and our dogs in a remote area near Billingshurst.
I am looking for a PA to assist me to access my local community, attend exercise and activities I enjoy and to promote my independence.
I am a very sociable and easy-going person and love cinema, swimming, shopping and Sonic the Hedgehog.
I also like helping people so would love it if you could help me to find somewhere I could volunteer for a few hours each week.
I get anxious in large crowds and queues, and I don’t like unpredictable sounds, they make me nervous.
On Mon, Wed & Thurs I attend Brinsbury College to study Animal Care.
Candidate qualities:
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Other personal qualities:
• Reliable and clear headed
• Organised, creative & resourceful
Key employee Duties:
• Other relevant duties as required
• Shopping
• Transportation
Additional duties:
• Accompany me to access my local community using your own vehicle
• Encourage me to improve my social skills and improve my independence
• Assist me to attend exercise-based activities I enjoy such as swimming and walking, also to accompany me to the cinema and shopping
• Encourage me to keep in contact with my friends and to feel more comfortable using my mobile
• Walk my dogs with me in the fields around my house
• Help to improve social and community related skills
Additional requirements
• Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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 employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
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