Support Worker

Support Worker

Job description

Hours of work: 6 hours per week – possibility of increasing

Rate of Pay: £14.50 per hour if employed / £17.00 per hour if self employed.

About the recipient

The individual is female 20 years old and resides in Bridlington. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due to having poor mental health and ADHD, autism, alcohol foetal syndrome, attachment disorder.

6 hours a week to support with accessing the community such as support groups at the hinge, developing life skills such cooking and household tasks. During periods of low mood, home activities to be engaged in such as arts and crafts, jigsaws and emotional support, social inclusion.

About the candidate

The suitable candidate must:

• Be someone of similar interests and age, love of animals,

• 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.
• Have previous experience caring for an individual with additional needs and poor mental health.
• Be flexible to accommodate the hours of work where necessary.
• Must have use of own car, to transport individual to social activities and appointments.
• Be comfortable with animals to assist with the individual’s indoor rabbit.

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

Once completed, please email your application / CV to direct.payment.support.team@eastriding.gov.uk and please quote the job reference number in the subject box of the e-mail.