Direct Payment Worker - Anlaby Common
Social Care
Direct Payment Worker - Anlaby Common
- Job description
- Part time (24 hours a week) permanent Days/Times: Weekday afternoons - 12:30-5:30 pm (except Tuesdays which will be 1:00-5:00 pm)
- Meal, drinks and snacks preparation
- Assisting with general domestic tasks
- Assisting with light gardening
- Assisting with shopping for groceries.
- Assisting with dressing and help with circulation boosting/ physio exercises. Therefore there is a genuine occupational requirement for a female worker exists for this post under the Equality Act 2010 due to privacy and decency.
- Assisting the individual with accessing activities and spending time out in the community.
- Attending/transporting the individual to social activities and appointments. Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.
- 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.
- Be flexible to accommodate the hours of work where necessary.
Days and Times:
The individual is female, 50 years old and resides in Anlaby Common. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due to having MS.
They like/enjoy painting and crafts, cats, reading, shopping. & singing/choir.
About the role
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
About the candidate
The suitable candidate must:
Must have use of own car and also may need to transport individual to social activities and appointments in their wheelchair accessible van, so a full clean driving licence is required.
Non smoker /non vaper due to asthma and allergy reasons.
The family is in the process of adopting a kitten.
DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post – Cost to be met by the local authority.