Access Assistant - East Midlands, United Kingdom - The Guide Dogs for The Blind

The Guide Dogs for The Blind
The Guide Dogs for The Blind
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East Midlands, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reference :003475


Publication end date :22/12/2023


Employment Details:


Contractual hours:

Up to 28


Salary:

£11.46 per hour


Vacancy location:


Location:

East Midlands


Vacancy details:


Directorate:

Fundraising - Community Fundraising


Job Title:

Access Assistant


Job Level:

Support Provider


Contract type:

Fixed Term/Secondment


Contract duration:

Until October 2024


External job advert:


We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Support Worker and Driver / Employee Access Assistant that has a full, clean driving licence and some basic administrative skills.


Working as the Support Worker and Driver / Employee Access Assistant you will be driving and supporting a visually impaired Guide Dogs Employee 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, and having a person-centred approach, good communication skills and flexibility and understanding are extremely important.

This role will Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

This role will be offered on a casual basis and will vary in hours. The hours will be worked between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, up to 28 hours per week.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.


Diversity

Safeguarding


Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work.

We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.


Essential

  • Excellent listening and communication skills particularly verbal.
  • Proven, demonstratable ability to take a personcentred approach, build trust and work in a close one to one working relationship.
  • Evidence of dealing with confidential issues sensitively and with total integrity.
  • Positive, team player, flexible and thorough in ways of working.
  • Proven ability to use initiative and able to work effectively under pressure.
  • Good interpersonal skills are essential as the role will require a close working relationship with the person being supported.
  • Excellent planning and organisation skills.
  • Selfmotivated and able to work on own initiative.
  • Effective time management skills.

Desirable

  • Understanding, an experience of, providing a service or support with a personcentred approach.
  • Experience of working within a similar role.
  • Experience of supporting people with disabilities, in a work or voluntary capacity.
If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.


How to apply

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.


If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.


Please note that you'll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.


Application Closing Date:

22/12/2023
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