Disability Support Worker

Personal Support Assistant (Cumnock Area)

Currently looking for a keen individual to join our team to work within employer’s own home. Driving license essential. Immediate start available. Post will include approximately 15 hours per week as well as overnight support as required and holiday and sick cover.

As well as supporting employer in daily living tasks including personal care and household duties, you must have experience working horses and dogs as employer has a number of horses and two mini chihuahuas. Experience in care is desired but not essential as shadowing days/training will be given. Days/hours to be worked will be discussed with anyone interested in this post. A PVG Check will also be required to ensure your suitability to work with a protected adult.

Overview of Duties:
The post includes 15 hours weekly (including weekends), times flexible between 9:00am and 4:00pm. Personal care includes ensuring medication given at the correct times, as well as ensuring employer’s personal hygiene and physical and mental well-being.

The employer owns a number of horses which she rides with help, therefore you must be fully competent in carrying out stable duties and ensuring the horses’ general health is maintained. She has a horsebox to transport the horses, which you will be required to drive as well as driving her motability vehicle. She also has two therapy dogs. It will be part of the employee’s role to help the employer with the dogs, this will include walking, feeding and caring for the dogs.

The employer occasionally requires overnight support in her own home. There are times when she is bed bound and completely reliant on support from workers for all her needs. This post requires someone who can remain awake overnight to support the employer and can be called on to cover shifts at 24 hours notice.

The post will also involve holiday and sick cover day support within the employer’s home and at different activities in the local area.

This post has been identified to:
Cover 15 hours weekly (including weekends), cover overnight support when needed which will be in the form of a 10 hour waking nightshift often at only 24 hours notice. Holiday and sick leave cover, possibly at short notice, in her own home.

Duties include helping a wheelchair bound lady with personal care, daily household tasks, overnight support and social activities. Caring for her horses and dogs including driving 3.5 ton horsebox and driving her to various activities outwith her home in her own wheelchair adapted van.

No previous experience in care necessary as full training given.

Applicants must have a current driving license. Successful applicants will have to undergo a new or update for the PVG disclosure scheme, at the employers cost.

There is a six month probationary period attached to the post.

It would **be highly beneficial** for prospective employees to have:
Have experience of caring for someone who is unable to live independently.

Experience using a tracking hoist, although specific employer related training will be given

Experience of working with both manual and electric wheelchairs

Experience of driving a wheelchair adapted vehicle including securing wheelchair safely

Experience driving 3.5 ton horsebox

Basic first aid and food hygiene

The employee **must**:
Have a clean, current driving license.

Be a competent driver

Experience caring for horses

Have experience of looking after a dog.

Be flexible for working hours and be available for nightshifts at short notice.

The post is:
15 hours per week. Occasional overnight waking nightshift. Casual holiday and sick leave cover

Rate of pay £12 per hour daytime and £120 10 hour overnight.

Days and hrs: Flexible. Further requirements to be discussed at interview

The assistance you provide to the employer will vary but will largely involve:
Providing support within her own home and at various activities within the community

Assisting to stay safe and well. This will involve helping her to monitor her mental and physical health and encourage her to take appropriate action to safeguard and maintain her health

Assisting with the choices she makes in her daily life, using a balanced approach which emphasizes advice and encouragement rather than making decisions for her.

This will involve assisting her to develop and maintain relationships by providing encouragement, guidance and support where needed.

Work with her to assist her with developing existing skills and to learn new skills

Assisting with domestic tasks such as shopping, cooking, and cleaning.

Assisting her to care for her horses and therapy dogs.

Treat her at all times, as an adult and unique individual, recognising her rights to choose, dignity, individuality, love, friendship and respect

To, at all times, talk respectfully to and about her, recognising that she has individual rights and she is your employer

Assist her to plan for the future and to solve problems that are wor