[ref. b17584301] Female Support Worker (4965)
Suffolk Independent Living Bury St Edmunds
I would like someone to be like a companion to me. My support worker will need to assist me with my daily activities to ensure my safety.
I love animals and enjoy horse riding, going to the farm every week and I have friends at the workshop that I attend. I have 2 dogs, a cat and a guinea pig so my support worker will need to be comfortable around animals. I also love music, dolphins and playing games on my Nintendo DS and Wii.I use a wheelchair and my walking frame; however, I can manage with someone next to me on a grass surface for a short distance. I have autism and learning difficulties, and I live at home supported by my family. I am happy, kind and cope well with my difficulties but can get anxious in certain situations.
I like to keep to my routine as much as possible.
Main Duties and Responsibilities- Physical help (i.e. pushing my wheelchair, helping me in and out of the car, assisting with my walking frame daily)
- Emotional support
- Personal care when necessary
- Assisting with medical appointments
- Giving medication
- Support at mealtimes
- Helping with hair, shoes and splint on leg
(refer to these when submitting your application)
Essential Criteria- Female* Support worker only
- Non-smoker
- Kind, caring and sympathetic
- Positive attitude
- Calm and sensible
- Good communication skills
- Reliable, honest and trustworthy
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Must respect confidentiality and not discuss our private business
- Experience of care/support work role
- Car driver
- Social care qualification such as NVQ or similar
- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
- Basic first aid knowledge
- *Schedule 9, P1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies
- Hours, days and times of work:
o Monday to Thursday
o Shifts are usually between 9:00am and 3:00pm, but a flexible approach is needed as occasionally this could change and these hours may need to be altered over time. It may sometimes be required to do extra hours at short notice.
- Pay rate: £14.00 per hour
- Training will be given but a knowledge of the caring role would be an advantage, as would a social care qualification
- Annual leave: The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work normally done during 5.6 weeks (statutory entitlement).
- Expenses: You will be reimbursed for prior agreed expenses incurred as part of the role.
- Sick pay: I do not operate a private sick pay scheme but provided you meet the eligibility criteria, you may be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
- Pension: I do not operate a private pension scheme but I will fulfil my statutory obligations via the NEST pension scheme.
- Background check: A satisfactory Enhanced with Adult Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this position.
References: If successful, you will be required to provide details of two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer, or character references if you have not been employed
- Trial period: This post is subject to a probationary period of 3 months.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form and return it to SIL, quoting the job reference number 4965.
Please refer to the job description.
Online form: https://www.suffolkindependentliving.org.uk/application-form-1
Email: suffolk@silmail.org Telephone: 01473 603876
Post - Address: SIL, Unit 21, IP City Centre, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD
DimensionsBury St Edmunds
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Position: Female Support Worker
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week.
Shifts: 8am-8pm/ 10am-5pm/ 1 out of 4 weekends.
Pay: £12.98 per hour
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (IP33)
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