Support Worker
Ref: DP2650
Location: Crawley
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status:
employed
Hours per week:
30 hours per week 9:30 am and 4:30 pm 4 days per week and 6 to 8 pm one evening
Hourly pay rate:
£13
I am currently looking to recruit a full-time care assistant to work 30 hours per week with an immediate start. This is to assist my blind and disabled son by attending his day centre with him 4 days per week 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.
We would like our carer to support him when he goes to his day centre Re:Sight, 4 days per week. Re:Sight run sessions for individuals with visual impairment and/or profound learning difficulties that are educational and full of fun, such as art and crafts, live music, light yoga and singing and dancing, please follow the link if you would like more information about his day centre -
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.