Responsibilities
- Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
- Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
- Support in getting to and from school, work, college, and social activities.
- Assist in accessing sporting and leisure activities, including taking the individual to local football matches and community groups.
- Encourage and facilitate socialisation by participatory activities and encouraging friendships and independence.
- Develop a trusting one‑to‑one working relationship.
Additional duties may include helping the individual to find community activities and providing companionship for outings.
Employees have a responsibility to report accidents and hazards immediately, and to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Mileage will be reimbursed.
Transport Requirement
Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance. Mileage paid by the employer.
Required Skills
- Be honest, reliable, trustworthy, and punctual.
- Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
- Work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Follow instructions accurately.
- Be patient, supportive, and caring.
- Have good listening skills and provide non‑judgemental emotional support.
- Be empathetic.
- Have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability or illness to achieve their goals (previous caring experience is not essential).
- Work flexibly, adapting to the employer’s needs on a daily basis.
- Be self‑motivated with a willingness to get involved.
- Have a lively personality.
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).
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