Supoprt Worker

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**Job Reference: JH/GG/SCC**

**Job Title**: Support Worker

**Responsible to**: Directly accountable to and taking direction from the employer and the employer’s representative (Mum)

**Hours**: 15 hours per week & additional hours to cover annual leave and sickness of other PA’s

**Hourly Rate of Pay: £13.00 per hour**

**Ba**s**ed at**: Employer’s own home in Stoke on Trent and out in the local community.

**Job Purpose**

To work one to one with an adult with Autism and learning disability. The young gentleman has a good sense of humour and lives in his family home with his parents and sibling. The purpose is to build a trusting professional relationship with the young gentleman. To support him in developing confidence in social settings and to develop independence, promoting a fulfilling quality of life. The young gentleman enjoys good food, going out shopping, going for cake & coffee, cinema, bowling and day trips out.

He also has a real passion for all things acting and film related.

**Main duties**
- Support in ensuring gentleman is appropriately dressed i.e helping with shoelaces, decisions on appropriate clothing choice.
- To support young gentleman to access places of interest
- Transport gentleman to and from home to places of interest
- Helping gentleman make independent choices
- Support with shopping
- Ensure gentleman safety in public spaces i.e road crossing
- Support and attend health care appointments
- Report any issues to gentleman’s parents
- To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required

**Personal Specification**

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- Have experience of working with vulnerable adults.
- Flexible in the hours and times that you can work.
- Have a good sense of humour and enjoy a friendly joke.
- Be patient and supportive.
- Be friendly and outgoing.
- Be honest, reliable and trustworthy.
- Be respectful of the employer’s dignity, at all times
- You should have a thorough understanding of personal safety.
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- A willingness to undergo any training highlighted by the employer.
- You should have some knowledge and understanding of risks.
- Have an awareness and knowledge of equal opportunities.
- Resilience and awareness of triggers in managing some behaviours that challenge.

**Special Conditions**

The post carries a 3 month’s probationary period.

**Disclaimer**

The Rowan Organisation is acting on behalf of a third party and will not be your employer, nor responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.