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Male or Female Child Support Worker Ref: JC/SF/5-25 (GCIL South Lanarkshire)

Male or Female Child Support Worker required to assist a young nonverbal child with Autism, Pica and Learning Disabilities living in the Cambuslang area.

You would be required to provide one-to-one care and assistance within their home and out in the community, including attending to personal care and participation in social activities. Your duties would involve assisting with the following tasks:

Attending all personal care needs, changing nappies and attending to toileting needs, dressing and occasional showering/bathing and feeding when required.

Occasionally assisting with medication

Preparing meals and snacks when required

Supporting in social activities such as park visits, swimming

Occasional pick up from day respite unit (weekends)

One to one supervision to keep the young person safe and prevent participation in dangerous behaviour within the home and in the community

Managing some challenging and self-injurious behaviour’s

Encouraging the young person to engage in new social activities and assisting with independent living skills

Other daily living tasks to promote independent living and encourage life skills

Driver essential - access to mobility vehicle or mileage allowance paid

Must take a proactive and innovative approach to support and encourage individual to be involved in activities suited to their needs.

Must be confident and patient dealing with children that present with challenging behaviour at times.

Experience is desirable however it is more important that the candidate has a warm and friendly nature, is energetic, patient and has a true desire to work within a caring role and build a lovely supportive relationship with the individual.

Good interpersonal skills and communication skills are essential as the individual is non-verbal so interpreting and understanding their needs is crucial.

Must be flexible and reliable.

Hours of work

Casual contract between 4 - 9 hours per week (there is flexibility on how many hours are worked and when over the month)

Days and Times

Occasional weekday evenings

Weekends and school holidays

Hourly rate

£14.45 per hour

NOTES TO CANDIDATES

If selected for the next stage of the recruitment process, you will be contacted directly to arrange the next steps.

If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer on a PAYE basis and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible).

Please note: This job is advertised by GCIL South Lanarkshire on behalf of a Personal Employer, we are not the employer or an employment/recruitment agency. Our role is to assist with the recruitment process and Employer’s responsibilities.

GCIL South Lanarkshire is a Self-Directed Support service based in South Lanarkshire, providing information and assistance to enable all eligible people to explore the 4 options for independent living outlined in the Self-Directed Support Act, now in force. GCIL South Lanarkshire is part of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL), which is an established Disabled People's Organisation, with many years of experience assisting people to maximise their preferred support needs.

For more information please contact:

GCIL South Lanarkshire

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