Description
The job itself
Support is required for a male with learning disabilities, who resides in Pocklington. They require a couple of dedicated workers to support them each week.
About the role
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
1. Meal preparation and some domestic tasks.
2. Assisting the individual with medication.
3. Assisting with personal care.
4. Assisting with shopping.
5. Aiding the individual with financial budgeting.
6. Assisting the individual with accessing activities and spending time out in the community.
7. Attending/transporting the individual to social activities and appointments, and providing remote support when the individual is travelling alone.
8. Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.
Hours
During term time, 3 times a week early starts at 5:30am to make sure the individual is up and ready to set off for his day care setting, and a later finish to make sure he is home, has a meal and is prepared for the next day.
Weekend hours might be lower sometimes if the individual is spending time with family.
The 40 hours per week consist of:
9. 14 hours a week for personal cares, this includes support with bathing, checking temperature and managing some light domestic tasks. Prompts and reminders for his personal cares in a morning, and support applying creams on his legs daily.
10. 6.5 hours week to support with meal preparation making sure they are prepared.
11. 10 hours for socialisation, supporting with getting him to his events in an evening, band practice, gigs when he is playing, planning his travel for his day care, though it’s hoped he might be able to have a car under mobility and then they could support with taking him.
12. 5 hours a week for shopping, domestic planning, appointments and weekend assistance to maintain running of his home.
13. 4 .5 hours - During term time this is to support 3 times a week early start at 5.30am instead of 7am, as he has to get up and prepare for his days at his day care setting. Gentleman is able to independently travel but he requires support from others monitoring Apps for the buses and the trains as at times they do not show up or are cancelled.
About the candidate
The suitable candidate must:
14. Be motivated, proactive and able to work on their own initiative.
15. Be patient, caring, understanding, nurturing and compassionate.
16. Have good communication skills (clear and effective communication) and empathy.
17. Be able to build a positive relationship with the individual to both encourage and support them.
18. Have previous experience caring for an individual with additional needs.
19. Be fully flexible to accommodate the hours of work where necessary.
20. Be a team player and able to work effectively alongside another carer if needed.
21. Must have use of own car, to transport individual to social activities and appointments.
DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post - Cost to be met by the local authority.