Access Assistant

4 weeks ago

Scotland, United Kingdom The Guide Dogs for The Blind Full time

**Reference **:003143

**Publication end date **:20/08/2023

**Employment Details**:
**Contractual hours**:
14.00

**Salary**:
£8,160.00 - £8,343.20

**Vacancy location**:
**Location**:
Scotland, Scotland, Scot ,Northern Ireland, North of England

**Vacancy details**:
**Directorate**:
Operations - Scotland & Northern Ireland

**Job Title**:
Access Assistant

**Job Level**:
Support Provider

**Contract type**:
Permanent

**External job advert**:
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Support Worker and Driver that has a full, clean driving licence and some basic administrative skills.

Working as the Support Worker and Driver you will be driving and supporting a visually impaired Vision Rehabilitation Specialist on a day-to-day basis, enabling them to carry out their duties efficiently and effectively.

As the Support Worker and Driver you will form a close and trusting working relationship with the supported person, and having a person-centred approach, good communication skills and flexibility and understanding are extremely important.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there may be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

**Diversity**

**Safeguarding**

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

**Essential**
- Computer literate with a good knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages
- Excellent listening and communication skills particularly verbal.
- Proven, demonstratable ability to take a person-centred approach, build trust and work in a close one to one working relationship.
- Functional level of English and Maths to enable fulfilment of role requirements such as notetaking.
- Evidence of dealing with confidential issues sensitively and with total integrity.
- Positive, team player, flexible and thorough in ways of working
- Proven ability to use initiative and able to work effectively under pressure
- Good interpersonal skills are essential as the role will require a close working relationship with the person being supported.
- Excellent planning and organisation skills.
- Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
- Effective time management skills.

**Desirable**
- Understanding, an experience of, providing a service or support with a person-centred approach.
- Experience of working within a similar role
- Experience of supporting people with disabilities, in a work or voluntary capacity.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

**How to apply**

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.
If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.
Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

**Application Closing Date**:
20/08/2023

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