Direct Payment Worker

Direct Payment Worker

Job description

About the role

Are you reliable and organised with experience looking after young children or people with a disability?

We are looking for a caring, reliable, and organised person to join a supportive family and help care for a gentle, sweet-natured 12-year-old girl with a disability. She lives in a happy, fully adapted home and loves being around people.

The role involves providing personal care within the family home, including dressing, showering, and supporting with feeding. Some of her nutritional needs are met through a PEG.

You will also help her to access the community whilst making sure she is safe and enjoy activities she loves, such as trips to local cafes, the seaside, parks, and museums. She is sociable, has a lovely personality, and enjoys music, dancing, and sensory experiences. You will also help transport her to appointments when needed.

We are looking for someone who is able to assist with manual tasks, such as dressing and showering, and who has experience caring for children or individuals with disabilities. Parents are looking for a female worker due to daughter's personal care. A full, clean driving licence is helpful, as the child has her own fully adapted vehicle.

If you are compassionate, dependable, and enjoy making a positive difference, this could be the perfect role for you.

Are you calm and organised and willing to learn new skills if required to meet the girls needs e.g.using a hoist?

Hours of work are:

• Alternative Sundays 8am-4pm.
• Plenty of opportunities to work more hours throughout the year including, before and after school, full days in school holidays and evenings if wanted.

Rate of pay:

£15.50ph. Plus 5.6 weeks paid holidays. Or £18p.h. If self-employed.

About the candidate

Would you enjoy helping parents look after, a gentle, sweet natured, happy 12-year-old little girl with a disability in a pleasant, fully adapted, happy non-smoking family home.

• She is sociable and enjoys trips into town, local cafes, seaside, parks, museums etc
• The role includes personal care
• Are you physically able to undertake manual tasks e.g. dressing / showering of a small girl
• Do you have a full clean driver’s licence, child has her own fully adapted vehicle.
• Are you calm and organised and willing to learn new skills if required to meet the girls needs e.g. Using a hoist.

The suitable candidate must:

• Be conscientious and committed to providing support as necessary for the child.
• Be patient, caring and understanding.
• Be reliable and organised.
• Be able to build a positive relationship with the child to both encourage and support them.
• Be flexible to meet the needs of the family.
• Have knowledge of working with or supporting a child with special needs.
• Parents are looking for a female worker due to daughter's personal care and have a non-smoking household.

DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post – Cost to be met by the local authority.

To apply for this vacancy please email megan.kennedy@eastriding.gov.uk