Personal Assistant/support Worker

Job title: Employment Support Worker

Line Manager: Access to Work Co-Ordinator

**Salary**: £12.42

Hours: 15 hours per week plus additional

Location: Harrow
- **Introduction to Generate**_

Generate has been creating opportunities and offering support to people with a learning disability since 1972. We are committed to improving the lives of people with a learning disability by supporting and encouraging them in a creative way to access opportunities in their communities, take their place as citizens and reduce their reliance on services.

In addition to our youth and community services targeted at people with a learning disability, we also provide an Access to Work service. We work on delivering one-to-one employment support workers and Job Coaching staff across London to individuals with a range of disabilities.

It is funded for in-work support through the Department of Work and Pensions’ Access to Work Programme, although there is scope for this service to expand into other areas of supported employment. It is the largest provider of the programme within London with a wide breadth of scope in terms of location and range of disabilities supported.

**Main Purpose of the Job**

To support the Client in their role as a CEO to complete all tasks as needed

**Detailed Responsibilities and Duties**
- Supporting the Client in their role to ensure all work is completed in a timely manner
- Supporting the client by providing effective IT support if and when needed
- Supporting the Client to produce documents as and when needed
- Provide general logistic support particularly in the setting up of meetings, organisation of events etc
- Undertaking work as directed by the client, and facilitating the completion of their work duties.
- Supporting the client to other locations for work based appointments

**The nature of the role and specific requirements of the role may change depending on the needs of the client.**

**Essential/Desirable Criteria**
- Effective communication skills, including good command of the English Language
- Experience is using Social media
- Experience in accounting/project management
- Experience in advocating for others
- Supporting the client to find relevant information in relation to tasks given
- Flexibility to work and respond quickly to requests for assistance
- Undertaking work as directed by the client, and facilitating the completion of their work duties.
- Desirable to have an interest in creative, expressive and healing arts

**General Responsibilities**
- To be an active member of the Generate staff team.
- To comply with all relevant, Generate policies, procedures and guidelines, including but not limited to Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Children &Vulnerable Adults, and Confidentiality of Information.
- To represent Generate positively in a variety of situations and respond professionally to general enquiries.
- Although normal office/ retail/ hospitality sector hours will apply, the post holder must be flexible in his/her hours to meet the needs of Generate.
- Keep records and report on outcomes of your work.
- Keep up to date with current issues and good practice in the field of the Access to Work programme.
- Engage with support offered by colleagues and undertake training as required.
- Undertake any other reasonable task relevant to the work of the organisation that may be requested by the management team.

**Generate principles**:
**1.** Generate members will always be at the heart of Generate and at the centre of every decision

**2.** Generate will dream big to enable people with a learning disability to explore, shape and develop their own futures

**3.** Generate is committed to having respectful and genuine relationships with everyone

**4.** Generate works to link people with their local communities and support them to maintain their connections

**5.** The Generate approach is about using and developing our skills, knowledge and experience and engaging our hearts when we work each individual to improve their lives.

**6.** Generate will work together with members, families, partners and stakeholders.

**7.** Generate will empower people with learning disabilities to campaign for their rights

**Job Types**: Fixed term

**Salary**: £12.42 per hour

Day range:

- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Shift:
Day shift

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 15 per week

**Salary**: £12.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Sick pay

Day range:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Shift:

- Day shift

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person