Job Title: Support Worker

Location: Crawley

Hourly rate: £15.00

Reference: JD7870

Hours/shifts: Up to 8 hours per week. 1.00pm-5.00pm or 6.00pm

plus 3-4 hours on a second day

Days/times to be arranged

Summary

Support Worker required to assist a 78 year old lady who experiences nervous anxiety.

She enjoys reading and arts and crafts.

Duties will include cleaning and keeping home tidy, garden maintenance and shopping.

You may also be required on a second day, possibly an evening, to help her access community activities such as going to art classes/clubs.

Driver with their own car essential. Reasonable mileage when taking the client out will be paid.

Experience in supporting people with similar needs would also be useful but not essential. A willingness to be trained is more important.

You must also be friendly, patient, reliable, trustworthy and flexible

You would report directly to the lady’s son who is the employer

Other Requirements

• Non smoker required due to medical reasons

• 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 -

Cleaning and tidying the home, decluttering

Putting the rubbish out

Gardening

Social:

Accompanying and assisting the client on shopping trips when required

Accompanying when accessing social and leisure activities e.g. art classes when required.

Accompanying when clothes-buying, including help with un/dressing and lifting clothes on/off the rails.

Driving the client in your car

Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

Experienced in mental health needs or have a willingness to be trained in this area

Friendly and approachable

Driver with own car essential

Must be a non-smoker due to medical needs

Respectful of the client’s privacy and confidentiality

Reliable with good time-keeping

Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Patient and understanding

Honest and trustworthy

Flexible

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

Willing to refrain from smoking at work/in house

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 employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives