Female Support Worker / Domestic Assistant
- Suffolk Independent Living - Beyton, Bury St Edmunds
- £15.00 per hour
- 35 hours per week, 9am – 4pm, Monday - Friday
- Permanent
- Reference: 0761
About the job
Support Worker / Domestic Assistant is required to help a 47-year-old mother of two in Beyton in her own home. The role will include job duties to support the family, including housework, cooking, cleaning, administrative work, telephone calls, and all elements of personal care.
The role will also involve driving to appointments in London, so a confident driver is required.
You should be supportive and understanding of the employer’s needs, including her needs as she is a wheelchair user, and that of her two home educated sons who are on the autistic spectrum, aged 20 and 10. The household is busy and active and you will become an important part of this, supporting the family.
As the role will predominately focus on supporting the mother, you must be willing to go on family days out such as going to the beach, going to a bowling alley, or going swimming. The family home also has two dogs and a cat, so you should be comfortable with animals.
Experience is desirable but not essential.
Hours of work:
You must be available between 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday.
Essential Requirements
- Female Worker required due to personal care involvement (*Schedule 9, P1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies)
- The role will involve driving the employer’s mobility car and as a result of insurance requirements the candidate must be over 25 and confident driving an automatic
- Strong Willed
- Motivated Worker
- Pro-active Attitude: Candidate must be confident to act upon themselves and show initiative
- Comfortable with animals
- Understanding of mother and children’s needs
- An honest worker with strong integrity.
Summary Terms and Conditions
- The rate of pay for this position is £15.00 per hour, 35 hours per week.
- You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role.
- To be considered for this role you must be able to work the hours required and specified within the job description.
- The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks
- This post is also subject to a satisfactory DBS check and two references, one of which must be your last or most recent employer
- This post will also be subject to a probationary period of 3 months.
How to apply:
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form and return to SIL, quoting reference 4940.
Online form: https://www.suffolkindependentliving.org.uk/application-form-1
Please note - Please ensure you include names, addresses and telephone numbers of two referees, one of which should be your current/ last employer (if relevant).
Website: https://www.suffolkindependentliving.org.uk/vacancies
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 01473 603876
- Postal address: SIL, IP City Centre, Unit 9, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8SD
There is no specific closing date for this role, applications will be considered as they are received.
Female Support Worker / Domestic Assistant job opportunities 2025, Female Support Worker / Domestic Assistant Jobs 2025, Female Support Worker / Domestic Assistant job opening 2025, Female Support Worker / Domestic Assistant job vacancies 2025, Female Support Worker / Domestic Assistant job descriptions 2025, Female Support Worker / Domestic Assistant job listing 2025 Suffolk job opportunities 2025, Suffolk Jobs 2025, Suffolk job opening 2025, Suffolk job vacancies 2025, Suffolk job descriptions 2025, Suffolk job listing 2025 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom job opportunities 2025, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom Jobs 2025, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom job opening 2025, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom job vacancies 2025, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom job descriptions 2025, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom job listing 2025, New Zealand Postal Service Jobs 2025, New Zealand Postal Service job opportunities 2025, New Zealand Postal Service job opening 2025, New Zealand Postal Service job vacancies 2025, New Zealand Postal Service job descriptions 2025, New Zealand Postal Service job listing 2025
For more information please click the link below