About the Employer

We are a close-knit family, looking for the right person to assist us in supporting our young son. He is a vibrant and energetic boy, who loves football, music and science. He’s enjoying becoming more independent as he gets older and loves cooking and learning new skills. He’s a very chatty boy who lives to entertain and make everyone around him laugh. He has a diagnosis of ADHD, Autism, ODD and epilepsy. He takes medication daily for this and there may be times where he may need assistance to take these. He loves being out in the community and doing things like cinema, trampoline park, shopping, the park and going for meals. Our home is smoke free, and we have a miniature poodle called Luna.

PLEASE NOTE MUST OWN A CAR WITH FULL DRIVING LICENCE AND BUSINESS CLASS INSURANCE

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning

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Other relevant information

• The individual keeps pets in the home.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.

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The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.

Required Training

Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.

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Epilepsy. Training will be provided by the employer.