Support Worker, Community Health

Overview

We are a neurodiverse family seeking a calm and grounded individual with a quirky sense of humour to join us. The role involves supporting activities that the family currently does, such as bike riding, swimming, and day trips, with the goal of expanding interests and finding new directions in life. The role is a joint application for siblings, but you will work with both at different times.

The individual keeps a hamster as a pet s position is within the context of disability and health needs.

• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• 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 individual’s needs may vary from day to day and 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 and to report defects and/or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You must ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

• Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

• 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 work as part of a team.
• 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 employer’s 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.