Job Title: Self-employed Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Location: Crowborough

Hourly rate: £18.00

Reference: BRR260

Hours/shifts: 2 x two hour sessions per week

Times/days can be flexible

Summary

I am a 22 year old lady with ADHD and attachment disorder.

I recently had a baby.

I am interested in travel and love different foods and cultures.

I am a talented make up artist and creative. I am very creative and would like to become a hairdresser.

I need support and encouragement with maintaining my home, domestic tasks, planning/preparing meals, shopping, budgeting and dealing with paperwork/admin.

Assistance with attending appointments and accessing community activities will also be required.

You should be friendly, patient, reliable, flexible and able to motivate.

Driver with own car required. Reasonable mileage when taking me out will be reimbursed.

You must be self-employed for this role: registered with HMRC and declaring your earnings, have the relevant insurance and provide a contract for services/invoices etc.

Other Requirements

• Must be willing to tolerate smoking in the work place

• Must have a UK driving licence

• Must have access to own vehicle

Other :

All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

Description

Typical duties

Domestic -

Support, reminders and encouragement to keep my home clean and tidy, doing laundry

Support with planning and preparing drinks, snacks and meals and food shopping

Support with admin. tasks e.g. reading letters, help writing replies, form-filling, assisting with household paperwork, paying bills

Social:

Accompanying and assisting with attending medical and other appointments

Accompanying and assisting with shopping

Motivation and support with accessing community activities

Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

Registered as self employed and willing to provide proof and required documentation

Able to motivate and encourage

Friendly and cheerful

Patient and understanding

Reliable with good time keeping

Respectful of the client’s privacy and confidentiality

Must be willing to tolerate smoking in the work place

Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom

Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety

Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be engaged directly by the individual client and not Independent Lives