Personal Support Worker (learning disability/community activities) P/T @ £11.44/hr in L18 - Liv[...]

Personal Support Worker (learning disability/community activities) P/T @ £11.44/hr in L18 - Liverpool - L18

Location: Home base Liverpool 18 but activities in the Liverpool and surrounding areas.

Job purpose:

To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable me to engage in positive physical activities and voluntary work opportunities, based on my interests.

About the employer:

• I am a young adult aged 20.
• I have recently finished college, where I enjoyed a non-qualification course in animal care. At home I keep chickens and assist in gardening. I am interested in conservation, farming, gardening, walking, horse riding, quad biking and animals. I want to do some regular voluntary work.
• I need support as I have a complex learning disability and a speech difficulty. I can be anxious in some situations and need support in some situations to manage my heightened emotions.
• I live with my mum and dad who support me in employing my support workers, and the support is funded through Liverpool Local Authority Adult Services.

Main duties:

• Build a positive, trusting relationship with me and keep me safe whilst supporting me.
• Support and work alongside me in a range of activities outside of my home such as:
• Voluntary work opportunities in Liverpool and surrounding areas. This may include for example volunteer gardening, litter picking, farming tasks, conservation tasks, animal care. This may include travelling with me to the venue for the voluntary work.
• Attend alongside me adult education classes in practical subjects of interest to me as and when courses are available (e.g. gardening, craft).
• Participate with me in undertaking physical exercise such as walking, horse riding and attending ‘wheels for all’ cycling sessions.
• Support and work alongside me in a range of activities at home such as:
• Assist me to tend to my chickens.
• Undertake gardening and outdoor jobs (e.g. vegetable growing in greenhouse and vegetable patch, weeding and cutting the grass).
• Work with me at home to upcycle small pieces of furniture.
• Support me at home to prepare lunch.

These duties may vary from day to day.

Hours of work:

Flexible hours to be mutually agreed – minimum of 6 hours, maximum of 30 hours per week. Days of work would need to be regular but at present are flexible.

Type of person that we are looking for:

• Calm, hardworking, reliable, honest, adaptable, good communicator.
• Willing and able to travel.
• Interested in or experienced in outdoor activities such as gardening, animals, farming, conservation work.

What you can expect to receive:

• Induction and probationary period which will be undertaken at home, to give time to build a positive relationship with me.
• Support from parent carers.
• A clear, detailed support plan.
• Flexible but regular working hours to suit your availability.
• Employers’ insurance.
• Payroll professionally run and reliable.
• Workplace pension.
• 20 days holiday per year pro rata.
• Fun!
• Opportunity to undertake a range of outdoor activities and voluntary work and possible courses whilst being paid for supporting and working alongside me.
• Opportunities for training in learning disability/autism support/communication/safeguarding adults.
• If you have a calm and friendly dog, they might be able to come to work too!

Skills, qualifications and experience:

Essential:

• Like to work outside and have an interest in some of my interests, such as gardening, farming, animals, conservation or outdoor activities.
• Good at engaging/communicating with others.
• Ability to stay calm and to help reduce and manage heightened anxiety.
• Enhanced DBS check for adult workforce (paid for by employer).
• Driving license and use of car with insurance OR ability to travel by public transport.
• Ability to encourage and motivate and work alongside as a good role model.
• Respectful of the Christian faith.
• Non-smoking in work time.

Preferred:

• Experience of gardening, farming, animals, conservation or outdoor activities.
• Experience of working with people with a learning disability.
• Trained in Positive Behaviour Support and ability to support people with behaviours which challenge/heightened anxiety or willingness to be trained.
• Like chickens, and other animals.