Self Employed Care/Support Worker, 6 hours per week, Bournemouth, EMLF Bournemouth, England
Job description
Self Employed Support Worker required, 6 hours per week, Bournemouth, BH1 Area EMLF
About the Role:
An opportunity has arisen for a self-employed Support Worker to provide support to an individual, who has learning disabilities and Downs Syndrome which impacts on their daily life. The individual has a stoma bag fitted and requires support and gentle prompting with daily tasks. The individual requires support early mornings to engage in activities whilst the rest of the household get up and get themselves ready for the day.
Hourly Rate – As you are self-employed, please provide rates on your application.
Day & Times – 6 hours per week, flexible
For further information, please refer to the attached job description and personal spec.
The BCP Direct Payments Advice Service is a support service for individuals who are living independently within the community. We are not the person you will work for. You will work for the individual or family we are supporting.
For more information or to discuss the role further, please contact Libby Moore, 01202 123961.
Please send your CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role applied to quoting the job reference EM/LF/23859 to the email address supplied.
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Job Description & Person Specification
Job title: Self Employed Support Worker
Location: Bournemouth, BH1 area
Job purpose:
An opportunity has arisen for a self-employed Support Worker to provide support to an individual, who has learning disabilities and Downs Syndrome which impacts on their daily life. The Client has a stoma bag fitted and requires support and gentle prompting with daily tasks.
About the individual:
The individual is female and due to the lighter mornings, she wakes up early and requires a Support Worker to engage in activities whilst the rest of the household gets up and gets themselves ready for the day.
One of the main responsibilities of the Support Worker is to discourage the individual not to venture outside in the morning before she sets off to attend her day opportunity.
Rate of pay:
As self-employed, please provide rates on application
Hours of work: 6 hours per week, flexible.
Main duties
Social duties:
To engage in activities with the individual whilst the rest of the family get up and get ready for the day.
The individual enjoys watching TV and playing on her ipad.
Domestic duties:
Prepare a drink as breakfast will already be prepared the night before.
Qualities
§ Values: honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, understands equality and diversity or has a good sense of humour.
§ Specific requirements: previous experience of Downs Syndrome is preferable but not essential.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Essential:
§ confidentiality
§ good at building relationships
Preferred:
§ good communicator
§ a good listener
§ ability to support people with behaviours which challenge.
Other Requirements
Essential:
§ Provide evidence of self-employment such as Public Liability Insurance, Terms and Conditions, tax reference number.
§ DBS Check will be required
§ Legally Able to Work in UK
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 6 per week
Day range:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: EM/LF/23859
