Support Worker and Driver / Employee Access Assistant who has a full, clean driving licence, basic administration skills and excellent listening and communication skills is required to support a member of staff to fulfil their role at a well-established Charity.
SALARY: £22,363 per annum + Excellent Benefits
BENEFITS: 26 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays, a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme.
LOCATION: Travel to and from work inand around West Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 35 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday - Flexibility to work outside of core hours with occasional overnight stays is required for this role
PLEASE NOTE: Candidates MUST hold a full UK driving Licence with access to a vehicle
APPLICATION PROCESS: Once we've reviewed your CV, we will email over some extra details regarding the application process that you will need to complete as soon as possible. Please keep an eye out for our email.
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Support Worker and Driver / Employee Access Assistant that has a full, clean driving licence, basic administration skills and excellent listening and communication skills.
Working as the Support Worker and Driver / Employee Access Assistant you will be driving and supporting a visually impaired Vision Rehabilitation Specialist on a day-to-day basis, enabling them to carry out their duties efficiently and effectively.
As the Support Worker and Driver / Employee Access Assistant you will form a close and trusting working relationship with the supported person. Having a person-centred approach, good communication skills and flexibility and understanding are extremely important.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Support Worker and Driver / Employee Access Assistant:
- Drive the person supported in order that they may fulfil the requirements of travel in their role
- Provide sighted assistance to the person supported, including orientation and sighted guiding in unfamiliar environments, or other assistance as required
- Note take and read documentation to the person supported as required and handle information in a sensitive manner, maintaining confidentiality applying the data protection act where necessary
- Assist with basic data input on Microsoft Office including Excel and Word, maintain Outlook calendar and maintain accurate and confidential records
- Locate information from a variety of sources, including the intranet, print and internal systems
WORKING AT THE CHARITY
Working at the Charity is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide their work, they make a real difference and change lives.
They believe that wellbeing at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for the Charity.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- A full, clean driving licence with access to a vehicle
- Ability to drive the person supported in order that they may fulfil the requirements of travel in their role in and around West Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight
- An understanding of Visual Impairment and the impact on day-to-day activities
- Good interpersonal skills are essential as the role will require a close working relationship with the person being supported
- Flexibility to work regularly outside of core working hours to enable travel to and support during client visits
- Computer literate with a good knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages and a willingness to learning new systems
- Evidence of dealing with confidential issues sensitively and with total integrity
- Eligibility to work in the UK
The Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they work. They expect all of their employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.
Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.
HOW TO APPLY
APPLICATION PROCESS: Once we've reviewed your CV, we will email over some extra details regarding the application process that you will need to complete as soon as possible. Please keep an eye out for our email.
By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P12658
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