SUPPORT WORKER REQUIRED. DRIVER ESSENTIAL WITH USE OF OWN CARE FOR WORK. 6-8HRS PER WEEK. £12.00 per hour
REF: 01/PWK/CS
THIS POST IS CONTRACTED AND YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE A PVG THROUGH DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND.
6 MONTHS PROBATIONARY AND FULLY CONTRACTED POST.
SUPPORT WORKER REQUIRED TO BEFRIEND AND SUPPORT A YOUNGER GENTLEMAN WHO HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOISED WITH DEMENTIA.
THE GENTLEMAN IS A FAMILY MAN WHO HAS A KEEN INTREST IN SPORTS AND MAITAINING HIS PRESENCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
HOBBIES INCLUDE LIVE CONCERTS, WALKING ON LOCAL COSTAL PATHS, A GOOD BIT OF BANTER AND A WEE MEAL OUT AND A PINT HERE AND THERE.
AS THE SUPPORT WORKER TO THE GENTLEMAN YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF RISK ASSESMENT GIVEN THE RECENT DIAGNOSIS. AWARENESS OF THINGS THAT MAY TRIGGER FEAR OR ANXIETY WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS AND GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL.
THE FAMILY ARE WELL TRAVELLED AND WANT TO MAINTAIN A SENSE OF FREEDOM. LOCAL HISTORY IS OF INTREST AND MAINTAINING GOOD LINKS LOCALLY AS WELL AS BUILDING ON AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITES WILL BE ONGOING.
IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE THE QUALITIES TO SUPPORT THE GENTLEMAN ABOVE THEN PLEASE APPLY QUOTING THE REFRENCE ABOVE. OR EMAIL claire@ailn.org