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Job Title: Support Worker/ Driver Job reference SBGB/ Auchinleck SB 23/10/2024 personal employer Auchinleck

Job Title: Support Worker/ Driver

Location: Auchinleck

Working Hours: 20 hours per week

Salary: £12 per hour

Working Days: Monday to Friday, every second Saturday

Shift Pattern:

 

  • Week 1: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (4 hours)
  • Week 2: 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM (4 hours)

 

 

Job Overview:

We are looking for a compassionate and reliable Support Worker Driver to assist an individual with daily living tasks, household chores, and transportation. This is a part-time role with varying shifts across two weeks, involving personal care, domestic duties, and social activities.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

  1. 1. Personal Care:
  • Assisting with showering, bathing, drying, and dressing.
  1. Household Tasks:
  • Dusting, hoovering, mopping floors, and general cleaning.
  • Washing, ironing, and maintaining a tidy home.
  • Meal preparation, including cooking, making sandwiches, and preparing drinks.
  • Emptying bins and keeping the kitchen and bathroom clean.
  1. Errands and Shopping:
  • Going to local shops, assisting with grocery shopping, and completing household errands.
  • Light maintenance tasks, such as changing light bulbs and using appropriate equipment like ladders.
  1. Car Care and Pet Care:
  • Hoovering and cleaning the car.
  • Assisting with feeding and walking two small dogs (one of which may be noisy but is not aggressive).
  1. Social and Leisure Activities:
  • Accompanying the employer to medical appointments, shopping, and social outings.
  • Assisting with leisure activities, including trips to bingo and other social events.
  1. Driving:
  • Safely driving the employer’s automatic vehicle to appointments, errands, and social activities.

 

Requirements:

 

  • A valid driver’s license and ability to drive an automatic vehicle.
  • Experience in providing personal care and household support.
  • Friendly and patient with a willingness to assist in various tasks as needed.
  • Comfortable around small dogs.
  • Physically able to perform tasks such as hoovering and using ladders for light maintenance.

 

Additional Information:

 

  • The role includes a six-month probationary period. Either party can provide one week’s notice if the post does not work out.
  • Annual leave: The post accrues 5.6 weeks of annual leave (inclusive of public holidays), which must be taken within the leave year (April 1st – March 31st). The employer may determine when some of the leave is to be taken.
  • The position is subject to a new PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) disclosure update.

 

If you are a caring, responsible individual with a clean driving record and a passion for helping others, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position.

 

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to: stephenie@ailn.org quoting job reference SBGB/ Auchinleck

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