Overview
Personal Assistant/Support Worker for our 22 year old daughter
Ref: NDS8715
Location: Crawley
Details
This role is to support a Woman
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status: Employed
Hours per week: 4 hours per week. Preferably every other Monday (early evening) to accompany our daughter to a Downs Syndrome group. Other times and days flexible. Monday- Wednesdays preferrable. Please apply with your availability.
Hourly pay rate: £12.21 per hour. Mileage @ 45p per mile
Our 22-year-old daughter is a happy, helpful young lady who loves a bit of ABBA. We are looking for a calm happy go lucky PA, whose infectious enthusiasm will help her step out of her comfort zone and develop her independence.
The role will involve getting out and about, doing what young people do, which may involve having girlie days that include shopping sprees, cinema or bowling, whilst developing her sense of road safety and supporting her with money sense. She has a bus pass to access some activities, but having your own car will be important for longer journeys.
Our daughter has Down Syndrome and she has limited speech, so you will need to patient and understanding, getting to know her in order to build a good level of communication and rapport with her. She likes cooking, eating, afternoon teas and we have travelled all over the world. In those situations, she can be very independent, and the aim is to expand this independence into her everyday life.
Someone with similar interests and outlook would be an ideal candidate for this role.
Duties
* Administration
* Transportation
* Companionship
* Travel training – Using bus pass, supporting with road safety/awareness
* Money Sense- Support to make decisions on spending and making payments whilst out and about
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
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.
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