Job Reference
LIN17261TP2
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About The Employer
To support a lady with prompts around taking medication, prompts with domestic chores, day to day tasks for her children e.g. lunch box, PE kit etc. Support with making appointments and dealing with correspondences. Would benefit from 1-2-1 support in relation to planning and cooking healthy, well balanced and nutritional meals for herself and her children. To also support with shopping, packing the shopping away and possibly a social outing for coffee. Support to enable her to spend quality time with her children. Hours will be Tuesday and Thursday every week starting at around 9am for roughly six hours and then every other week the same hours plus some support on a Saturday or Sunday. The remaining hours can be discussed at interview.
Employer Disability And Health Conditions
* Mobility / Physical
The Employer's Hobbies And Interests
* Art, painting and drawing
* Jigsaws
* Crafting
About The Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
* Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
* Support with food shopping.
* Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
* Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
* Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
* Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
The individual's 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.
* Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
* Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
Hours per week
15
Specific Days/times Required
* Tuesday
* Thursday
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