Key Worker

4 weeks ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Suffolk Independent Living Full time

**Suffolk Independent Living, Bury St Edmunds**:

- **£13.50 per hour**:

- **5 hours per week**:

- **Permanent**:

- **Reference: 0344**:

- **Required as soon as possible.**

A Key Worker is required to support a 38-year-old lady with Downs Syndrome to maintain an independent lifestyle in her own home.

**About me**

I am a friendly and fun-loving lady, with a good sense of humour. I am very independent and enjoy being so, but do need somebody to support me in my daily tasks. My hamster is very important to me, as is my family, who I am always happy to talk about. My hobbies include swimming, dancing, and listening to music (particularly Pop music such as Kylie Minogue and S Club 7). I also like to cook and would like somebody who enjoys cooking, to support me in cooking myself healthy meals.

**Main duties and responsibilities**:

- support with a weekly shopping list and meal planning
- assistance to batch cook healthy, nutritious meals for the week
- support with admin, such as sorting through post and organising/ tidying paperwork efficiently
- ensuring that household chores and tasks such as laundry and cleaning have been completed correctly
- occasional support to visit the dentist or hygienist
- communicating with family members to ensure that the week runs smoothly, and everybody is kept in the loop.

**Person specification**:

- organised, reliable and able to think on your feet. It is important that you can use your initiative and make decisions when necessary
- good communicator - able to hold conversations about hobbies and interests and also to provide clear instructions/ direction when needed
- firm but respectful and encouraging - you may on occasion be met with stubbornness to complete tasks. It is important that you use encouragement and reasoning in these situations to achieve what is required
- fun with a good sense of humour
- be a competent cook and have the ability to batch cook meals
- hold a UK driving license and their own car.

**Summary terms and conditions**:
This role is for 5 hours per week, ideally on a Thursday morning, although this can be flexible. More hours may also be made available for the right person.

**Closing date: 7 December 2023.**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £13.50 per hour

Work Location: In person



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