Employment Support Worker Driver - Cardiff, United Kingdom - CMF RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD T/A ATW SOLUTIONS

Description

Do you enjoy helping people?

Are you looking for exciting and rewarding work which makes a difference?
We are looking for a dedicated and reliable person to join our team as an Administrative support worker driver.

Our client is seeking an individual with a Full UK driving license with admin experience to provide assistance for a visually impaired Disability Index Officer working for Cardiff Council.

You must be flexible as shifts the client will be attending variouslocations during the working day and be comfortable working alongside a Guidedog.

Duties will include:

• Hand writing notes during meetings with service users, taking into account visual information about service users our client is unable to notice for themselves.
• Read back handwritten notes to crossreference with our clients mental notes and to compile all information into an accurate report.
• Check over the formatting of our clients compiled reports, letters and materials (which their own assistive technology software is unable to detect for example font changes, and changes in colour.)
• Read aloud all paper information including referrals, casenotes and reports which are not available electronically.
• Inputting data using internal IT systems/databases and filling in paper forms upon request.
• Driving to meetings and other workrelated events in and around the Cardiff area.
• Engage with services users which include adults and children in a professional manor.
• Routeplanning.
• Ensuring that you are both always kept safe by making a visual assessment of our clients surroundings; helping our client navigate unfamiliar environments and observe changes to the environment.
• Provide sightedguide during working including getting into/out of the office.

Person Specification


Essential criteria:

• Have a valid UK driving license - Business insurance or willing to obtain.
• Have a valid Enhanced DBS check or willing to allow for 1 to be obtained.
• Admin experience.
• GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English.
• Great ICT skills, including using the Microsoft Office package effectively to assist in the production of reports, posters and handouts.
• Able to manage data input electronically and complete paper forms accurately.
• Have excellent social skills and awareness with an ability to be observant and alert.
• Able to exercise organisational skills, problem solving, initiative and the adaptive.
• Have an appreciation and understanding of confidentiality under the Data Protection Act
• Able to handle personal and sensitive data appropriately valuing every service user and work colleague respectfully, with empathy and a non-Judge mental manner.
• Have a good understanding of safeguarding and your responsibilities.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience working with disabled individuals or those with a visual impairment.
• Any professional accreditation.
• A geographical understanding of the Cardiff area.

Pay, Hours and Benefits:

In return for your work you will be paid £14.35 per hour with fuel costs reimbursed, where used within work.

Working days Monday - Wednesday. Up to 21 hours per week

Pension contributions are supported