Social support assistant - united kingdom, worthing, west sussex

job title: social support assistant

location: worthing

hourly rate: day time: £12 ph, evenings £13.50 ph, weekend £14 ph, bank holiday £22 ph

reference: dp904b

hours/shifts: 12-25 hours a week, with flexibility to do more than contracted hours when another team member is off.

summary

your role is to support me to do extra activities to make life easier and more fulfilling. you will also step in when other carers are not feeling well or need a break to make sure everyone is in the best condition to support me to lead as healthy, happy and fulfilling life as possible.

you will assist my main care team with personal care when necessary (staff sickness/holiday/keeping your hand in) and you will need to know and fulfil my care needs but your focus will be on assisting me by making life easier and more enjoyable.

other requirements

• 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

weekly shopping list

weekly shop

monitoring and stock take re food, cleaning products, care related products, and prescriptions

helping me with paperwork

keeping an eye on and facilitating: training, insurance, work files up to date and regarding holiday requests

helping me to access courses and or promote my creativity

gift wrapping and wrapping parcels

deep cleaning

cooking

social:

socialise, be that assisting me to get ready and getting me to and from to accompanying me at a social event

assisting me to go to appointments

assisting me to access the community

planning my diary with me for medical appointments, socialising, creative endeavours, wellness and accessing theatre/art galleries etc

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• person specification

the successful applicant will be:

able to take instruction but use your initiative

organised

positive

trust worthy

enjoy arts, theatre, music, comedy, writing, keeping fit.

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 employed directly by the individual employer and not independent lives

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