Female Support Worker

PA Pages; Westergate; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A private family in Westergate, England is seeking a Female Support Worker to assist their energetic daughter with Cri Du Chat Syndrome. The role involves personal care, transportation to social activities, and companionship. Candidates should have experience with similar needs, be patient, reliable, and comfortable with pets. Flexibility in hours is required, with a preference for non-smokers.

Qualifications

• Must have experience working with young people with disabilities.
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.
• Fit and healthy to undertake required duties.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care tasks including toileting.
• Provide transportation for social activities.
• Keep her safe and supervised at all times.

Skills

Experience with children/young people with disabilities

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Patience

Ability to follow instructions

Job description

Ad hoc hoursSaturdays and SundaysTimes to be arranged, flexibility needed. Extra hours may be available during school holidays

I am looking for a Female Support Worker/PA to support my 18 year old daughter.

She has a diagnosis of Cri Du Chat Syndrome which limits her mobility and speech. A knowledge of Makaton would be useful.

She is a very energetic, sociable, happy, excitable young lady, great fun to be with and enjoys one to one interaction.

You must be willing to use your own car to take her to social activities. Occasional evening supervision at home, watching tv or doing craft activities also required.

Support with personal care tasks required including toileting and changing, assistance with taking medication.

Lifting wheelchair in/out of car, pushing wheelchair on occasions.

You should have experience of working with young people with similar needs and be friendly, fun, patient, reliable and comfortable with pets.

Duties include:

• Transportation
• Companionship
• Bathroom assistance

Changing of personal hygiene products is required as she is double incontinent

Getting into bed (on occasions)

Mealtimes e.g. cutting up food, assistance to eat

Social activities in the community and at home including bowling, trampolining, days out to the zoo, farms or anywhere with animals, cinema, bowling, garden centre, beach, craft fairs, shopping for fun, social events with family and friends, therapies and disability group

Lifting/pushing wheelchair

Keeping her safe and supervised at all times as she has no awareness of danger.

• 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
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Experienced in working with children/young people with similar needs

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

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.

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.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9