Job Title: Social Support Assistant

Location: Southwick, near Brighton

Hourly rate: £12.00 ph

Reference: MP7583

Hours/shifts: 7 hours per week during term time

11 hours per week during school holidays

Exact days/times by agreement with employer

Summary

I require a PA to work with my 10-year-old daughter to assist her to access the local community.

The job will involve helping her to attend activities that she enjoys and support her development.

To assist and instil confidence so she can access activities more independently as she grows.

To suggest new activities to try out.

Accompany her to community activities and encourage her to interact with others.

To help her improve her self-esteem and to self-regulate her mood and behaviour as she grows.

To enable and encourage her to make choices.

Develop a network of regular activities that she enjoys.

To provide the family with a few hours respite each week while the two of you are out and about.

Other Requirements

Applicants must have an understanding or working knowledge of PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) and high anxiety.

Must be comfortable around pets.

Must have a UK driving licence.

Must have access to own vehicle.

Other Requirements:

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

Social:

• Assisting my daughter to access the local community.

• Attending activities and encouraging her to join in.

• Suggesting new activities to try out.

• To help her build up her self-confidence.

• To enable and encourage her to make choices.

• Help to improve her self-esteem and to self-regulate her mood and behaviour as she grows.

• Help to develop a network of different social activities.

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• Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

• Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality

• Reliable with good timekeeping

• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative.

• Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties.

• Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills.

• Honest and cheerful

• Creative

• 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 this role.

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