Support Worker

Support Worker

Job description

Non-verbal autistic and co-morbid ADHD client who struggles with planning, organisation, and execution of tasks such as shopping, completing forms, and contacting health professionals.

Assistance with:

• Day-to-day planning and diary management.
• Shopping.
• Admin - such as completing forms.
• Contacting doctor's surgery and other agencies.
• Home organisation.
• Appropriate reminders for tasks - such as ordering medication.

Personal qualities:

• Patient, empathetic, and compassionate.
• Knowledge of confidentiality and consent regulations (GDPR - general data protection regulations).
• Knowledge of the Equality Act, and adheres to these principles.
• Understanding of neurodiversity, such as autism and ADHD.
• Softly spoken.
• Undertaken Oliver McGowan training.
• Ability to speak confidentially with professionals.
• Flexibility in hours/days and times.
• Car driver - not essential.

£14.00 per hour if employed / £18.00 per hour if self employed.

Monday to Friday – 6 hours per week.

Between 11:00am and 16:00pm.

Flexible days and times according to clients needs.