Support Worker And Driver / Employee Access Assistant (Awdo-C11933)

Support Workerand 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: £24,500 + £4,200 London Weighting pro rata + Excellent Benefits

BENEFITS: 26 Days Holiday (pro rata) 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 in and around London and the South Region

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

WORKING HOURS: 35 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates MUST hold a full UK driving Licence

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 Workerand Driver / Employee Access Assistant that has a full, clean driving licence, basic administration skills and excellent listening and communication skills.

Working as the Support Workerand Driver / Employee Access Assistant you will provide orientation and mobility services by travelling across the South region, driving and supporting colleagues with a disability or long-term condition.

As the Support Workerand Driver / Employee Access Assistant you will form a close and trusting working relationship with the supported persons. Having a person-centred approach, good communication skills and flexibility and understanding are extremely important.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Support Workerand Driver / Employee Access Assistant:

• Driving the person supported throughout the UK to offices within the organisation, for external meetings, multiple-day meetings including overnight stays and events as required

• Providing sighted assistance to the person supported, including orientation and sighted guiding in unfamiliar environments, or other assistance as required

• Locating addresses, planning routes and timings of journeys to ensure the supported person can fulfil their diary commitments in a punctual manner

• Note taking at all relevant meetings, ensuring all documentation is accessible

• Assisting with data input, ranging from basic to complex, on Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Teams

• Maintaining Outlook calendar, emails and accurate records

• At times, providing exercise and environment enrichment for the supported person’s guide dog

• Locating information from a variety of sources, including the internet, 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 UK driving licence, and confidence driving in new locations

• Evidence of dealing with confidential issues sensitively and with total integrity

• Positive, team player, flexible, thorough, uses initiative and able to work effectively under pressure

• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop close working relationships with the people being supported and a range of other stakeholders, including Executive Directors and Trustees

• Computer literate with a good knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages

• Eligibility to work in the UK

As this role requires an Enhanced Disclosure check the start date for the successful candidate will only be confirmed upon receipt of the check.

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-C11933

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