Female Support Worker ES720b in Eastbourne

Location: Eastbourne.

This role is to support a woman. The candidate should be a woman.

Details:

• Driver's licence required: Yes
• Own vehicle needed: Yes
• Employment status: employed
• Hours per week: Tuesday 10:30am - 2:00pm; Wednesday 09:30am-12:30pm; Sunday 9:00am-11:00am or 10:00am - 11:00am
• Hourly pay rate: The hourly rate of pay is £18 ph, £27 Bank holidays

PA required to support a female with physical and mental health disabilities. PA will support the individual to live independently and proactively, to maintain overall well-being as part of a team of support workers.

Due to medical appointments, shift times may be subject to change so a degree of flexibility is desirable with notice.

Applicant must be reliable, flexible, have a good sense of humour, be able to maintain confidentiality, be sensitive to the needs of the client, trustworthy, honest, a good time keeper, use their initiative, work as part of a team, and work on their own when needed.

I have an assistance dog who requires all PAs to maintain her standards, attend her training held mainly at weekends, as a requirement of her registered assistance dog programme needed to retain her assistance dog status and to provide my dog with the consistency she needs. Therefore, you must have no allergy to dogs (or cats, as I have two), must have a car that you can use for work purposes, and be willing to transport my dog to training sessions/walks/work purposes. All expenses (mileage etc) will be covered.

As part of the job, the successful applicant may, subject to funding, undertake a level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma as part of their employment.

Duties include:

• Medication prompting/administering
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Looking after pets
• Gardening
• Dog walking
• Help with college courses and form filling
• Assistance to get to medical appointments
• Advocacy during meetings
• Dealing with medical emergencies such as seizures, dissociative episodes, etc.
• Attendance at meetings, physio, participation at dog training classes, liaising with care team, attending care team meetings, accurate record keeping, account keeping, participation with physio and hydrotherapy etc.
• Liaising with ITU team and being part of critical care support plan, and support meetings

Candidate qualities:

• Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• It’s essential that the applicant has a full UK Driving Licence and has access to their own vehicle
• The applicant should have an ability to demonstrate sound boundaries and be a good time keeper.

Additional requirements:

• Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

Notes:

• All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barred Service check if required.
• Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.