Direct Payment Worker
- Job description
- Assisting with personal care.
- Assisting the individual with accessing activities and spending time out in the community.
- Attending/transporting the individual to social activities
- Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.
- Female support worker due to delivering personal care.
- Be motivated, proactive and able to work on their own initiative.
- Be patient, caring and understanding.
- Have good communication skills (clear and effective communication).
- Be able to build a positive relationship with the individual to both encourage and support them.
- Have previous experience supporting an individual with additional needs.
- Be flexible to accommodate the hours of work where necessary.
Hours of work
4 hours per week
About the recipient
The individual is female, 7 years old and resides in Hessle. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due to having Autistic Spectrum Disorder with attendant communication difficulties and learning difficulties.
They like exploring communities in a safe environment.
About the role
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
About the candidate
The suitable candidate must:
DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post – Cost to be met by the local authority.