Support Worker

**Job Reference: 01K/ Dundonald South Ayrshire / EG**

**Support Worker required**-
- to cover 1 x 24hr shift per week

Rate of Pay**:£10.90** per hour

Days and times of work: one day over the week. Rolling 3weekly Rota

Hrs between 1 day per week - 11.30am to 11.30 am next day ( full 24hrhrs inclusive of a sleepover )

Previous experience or training in working with young adults with extra support needs **is essential** as is being **a driver**, with clean drivers’ licence. Flexibility to be part of a good working team.

**Duties**:
To assist with the socialising of a young man of 25 who has extra support needs, this will include taking the young person out in his own car to various activities.

Other duties will include assisting with personal care as required and administering and keeping medication records.

The young man has mobility, but at uses a wheelchair.

The young man lives in **his own tenancy in** **Dundonald, South Ayrshire with a Support Team**. It is important to recognize that the care you are employed to assist with will be provided within his home, therefore confidentiality and respect for his privacy and daily routine is of the utmost importance.

The tasks you may be required to do will vary, according to the needs of the young man and will include the following:
PERSONAL TASKS:
Assistance/ Reminding me to take my medication

Help with showering, Bathing, Drying myself

Assistance using the Toilet - this may include changing pads.

Assistance with eating, drinking - cutting up my food -- The young man has a softs diet and will require some foods to be liquidised.

PERSONAL APPEARANCE

Assistance with shaving, dressing, oral hygiene, foot care, drying, styling hair

HOUSEHOLD TASKS: To be completed for the person you are employed to assist.

These will be completed on a regular basis throughout the week or when needed:
Cooking and Preparing a meal, sandwich, drink for the young man

My dietary requirements are that I require some **foods liquidise**d and that I am **severely allergic** to any foods that contain eggs. ( **I have an Epi Pen for emergencies, training will be given** )

Keeping the kitchen clean and tidy, mopping floors

Household cleaning, which will include the bathroom, bedroom etc

My Laundry, Ironing

Changing my Bedding / Changing bedding in the staff room

Dusting, Hoovering

GENERAL TASKS: Done as and when required

Going to the local shops / assisting me with my shopping

Reporting any faults with any equipment used to my family

Light household maintenance e.g changing a light bulb using the appropriate equipment e.g ladders.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES / OUTINGS: You may be required to assist me

When going to the Cinema/Theatre / Going Swimming

Horse riding / Mobility Bikes - Wed/ Disco on a Mon night

Going to appointments / Going to the shops

Meeting Friends/Family

Assisting with Leisure Activities, Going out in the evenings

Going for a walk

Driving --- STAFF Will require to have A full clean driving licence
- You may be asked to accompany the Young Man on Holiday (Paid)

Personal Assistant:
Wages are paid 4 weekly in arrears, by BACS Transfer.

There are 5.6 weeks paid A/L attached to this post.

**Annual leave use to be discussed at interview.**

This Job Description is set around the young mans needs as is the rota and either may change in the future according to his support needs.

There is a 6 month probationary period attached to the post

The Successful applicants will be required to undergo the New PVG Disclosure, or update Disclosure, the employer will pay the fee of £18 / £59, but if you leave the employment within the 6 months probationary period the employer reserves the right to recoup this cost from your wages.

If successful a copy of your driving licence and car insurance (including business insurance) will be requested by the employer.

Two up to date Reference contacts are required one of which must be from a present or most recent employer.

**lease note AILN are not the Employers, we are purely a support & mail box service for individual employers.**

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week

Pay: £10.90 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- Driving: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Dundonald - KM/EG