Male pa required in LS10 to support my teenage son in the home and community. - Leeds - LS10

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Job Reference (3daadfc2)

Job title: Support worker
Reports to: Parents

Probationary Period – 3 months
Holiday Entitlement – 5.6 weeks per annum

Hours – £9.43 per hour weekdays and £11.74 weekends up to 12 hours per week

Job Purpose

To support my son in the home and community to develop his social skills and promote his independence in the community.

He can be affectionate and co-operative at times but can also be extremely challenging. He has no friends at home and is dependent on his family to meet his social needs.

Ultimately he would develop social skills and therefore take responsibility for his behaviour.

He would like the opportunity to follow his own interests and have the opportunity to develop some life skills. The support worker would act as a positive role model and develop his social skills.

He would like to go to the cinema and he enjoys chess, computer games and Lego. He also enjoys ten pin bowling, swimming, books and comics and using his bike.

At the moment he feels isolated.

Essentials

Show initiative and flexibility
Ensure he is supervised at all times in appropriate activities.
Be sensitive to his needs and feelings.
Communicate well with family and provide feedback to parents.
Attend work punctually and consistently
Maintain confidentiality at all times

Skills

To be able to work unsupervised
Good communication and listening skills
To be able to take decisions and make sound judgements
To manage stress and stay calm under pressure
To be able to build self-esteem while ensuring a safe and secure environment.

Motivation
To enjoy working with young people

Other
You will need to undertake relevant training, a child protection check and an enhanced DBS check for this role.

In general, to undertake all care work with the sensitivity required to provide services in a way, which will preserve the dignity, choice, independence, fulfilment and rights of the child and their family.

Services

Personal Care

Social + Leisure activities

Support to remain independent

Training

Essential PA Guide

Safeguarding Adults/Children

Understanding challenging behaviour

First Aid

Autism / Aspergers

Transportation

Full UK driving license

Own personal car

Schedule, Pay & Hours

Time

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mor

Aft

Eve

ONA

ONS

ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep

Hour/Week

12.0

Pay/hr

£9.43

Weekly Actual

£113

Monthly Actual

£490

Annual Actual

£5,884

Annual FTE

£19,614

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Male pa required in LS10 to support my teenage son in the home and community. - Leeds - LS10

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