Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant Ref: BRR8709 Location: Rustington, Littlehampton Details This role is to support a Child The candidate should be a woman* Drivers licence required: Yes Own vehicle needed: Yes Employment status: employed Hours per week: 4 hours on a Saturday morning Hourly pay rate: £12.21 - I am a 10 year old girl with Autism looking for a friendly, reliable, experienced Female Support Worker to assist me with social activities. I can verbalise a little and enjoy music, singing, marching bands and You-Tube. I would like you to take me swimming, to the movies, eating out, the park and also work with me at home. I need prompting/supporting with using the toilet too. I have no risk awareness so must be kept safe and supervised at all times. You will also need to be a driver with your own car. This would be a lovely opportunity for the right person. You will report to my mum who is the employer. - Duties include: - Transportation - Companionship - Bathroom assistance - Supporting/accompanying with social and leisure activities Candidate qualities: - Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality - Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace - 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 - Be a Filipino speaker - Experienced of working with children with disabilities 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. *Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .