Support worker - united kingdom, midhurst, west sussex

job title: support worker/personal care assistant

location: south end of midhurst

hourly rate: £12.00

reference: brr7548

hours/shifts: 2 hour shifts x 3 days per week

summary

• i am a 26 year old man with adhd, eupd (personality disorder), anxieties/mental health needs, autistic traits.

• i also have joint and back pain and am waiting for surgery for a broken shoulder currently

• my interests include natural history, wildlife, photography and film making.

• i enjoy walking biking, skateboarding, comedy shows and animation. i also like going to the gym, exercising outdoors and yoga. i am a vegetarian. i smoke occasionally. i may get a new dog in future.

• i need support and prompting with domestic tasks, shopping, managing appointments, correspondence, paying bills, ordering and collecting medication.

• support and prompting also sometimes required with personal care.

• you must be friendly, patient, reliable and have experience with working with people with mental health needs

• you should have the ability to encourage and motivate

other requirements

• must be comfortable with pets

• must be happy to work in a smoking environment

• 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 -

supporting/prompting with:-

occasional laundry, washing and drying, putting away

weekly changing bed linen and bed making

taking out rubbish

general housework, including cleaning, dusting and vacuuming, tidying.

microwaving ready meals

occasionally helping with preparing/cooking a meal

weekly shopping including checking refrigerator/freezer and making shopping list

correspondence e.g. reading letters, help writing replies, form-filling, assisting with household paperwork

supporting with household budgeting

making phone calls

ordering and collecting prescriptions

managing medication

personal care:

reminding to take baths/wash

prompting to change clothes regularly

reminding/supervision with eating

social:

support with using public transport

helping to keep focused on developing work ideas and keeping to work plans

encouragement/reminders to develop social life

person specification

the successful applicant will be:

• have some experience with working with people with adhd and mental health needs

• able to support, encourage and motivate

• friendly and cheerful

• able to tolerate the client smoking in the work place

• comfortable with dogs

• able to speak and read english to a reasonable standard – important as you will need to help with basic correspondence

• 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

• honest and trustworthy

• legally permitted to work in the united kingdom

• able to work at all times to high standards of health & safety

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

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