Support Worker
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | Heathcote, Warwick |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 16115WARCB1 |
Summary
Hi I am a young man in my early 20's. I am a polite, happy and laid back young man and I have a good sense of humour once I am comfortable around you. I have autism and a learning disability. I struggle with speech delay, social interaction and have some anxiety in unfamiliar environments. I live at home with my family but it isn’t cool to go out with my mum all the time so I am looking for a friendly, caring, supportive and empathetic person who is self-motivated to assist me to access the community, help me work towards gaining independence with life skills and eventually staying away from home overnight when I feel confident to do so. I am looking for somebody to help me do the things I love and to also be self-motivated to suggest new experiences for me to try. HOBBIES AND INTERESTS I love the cinema, theatre, days out, shopping, bowling, meeting my friends at organized meet ups and going to the gym and group activities. I also like using my computer and creating animations for my youtube channel. I play games on my phone and love listening to music on spotify. I am nervous of dogs. I do not require personal care but I need to be prompted to go to the toilet if on a day out and will need supervision due to my vulnerability if in gents toilets by male PA or disabled toilets with my radar key if female PA to ensure I lock the door and I am safe. I do need supervision around moving traffic on roads and car parks as I can get distracted. Support with shopping
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Cognitive / Learning
Other relevant information
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 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.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Cognitive / Learning
Other relevant information
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 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.
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