Vacancy details

Support required for a family to assist with a fun 45 year old lady in her daily routine out and about.  This is a very exciting opportunity to work with an engaging and intelligent young female with Acquired Brain Injury through meningitis as a baby who needs 1-1 support as vulnerable. 

The support requirement is mostly out and about supporting with daily activities/shopping/appoinments ect and of course having fun.

The ideal person would need to be reliable, confident, fun but calm when needed.  Looking for individuals with a positive mental attitude towards disabilities and a pro active approach whilst providing the support.  You must be good at time keeping and be a confident driver with a clean licence as you be driving our family car which is manual.

This role would be long term in order to build a friendship and understanding and would be required to work two regular week day hours including 1 Saturday or Sunday per month and an odd evening.  There will be a requirement to work some bank holidays and sometimes covering sickness and holiday dates for others that are working with opportunity of supporting on holidays away also.  The candidate can be employed or self employed and will need a good standard of spoken and written English as this lady is dependant on a good level of verbal interaction with her PAs.  No personal care required.

Please note due to the nature of the position, in this instance there is a genuine requirement to recruit female support workers.  No experience necessary, its more about the personality.

Job Types: Part-time

If you feel this is the role for you please krisec74@yahoo.com

Equal Opportunities

Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Please note you will be employed directly by the individual rather than by the Council.

Please complete the application form below - either electronically or by hand and return to Bracknell Forest Council, Direct Payments Team, 4th Floor North, Time Square, Market St, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1JD or email direct.payments@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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