About the Employer

I am looking for a reliable, friendly and positive Buddy/Companion to support my daughter who has a learning disability and autism and therefore needs support to encourage her to engage and interact and who understands this will be a gradual process. The eventual aim is for the hours to increase and to support my daughter with access leisure activities outside the home environment.

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning

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The employer's hobbies and interests:

• Listening to music • Online colouring in • Vintage doll collector

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Other relevant information

Non smoking household . None .

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

To recognise this will be a slow and gradual process before going out into the community as initially, the role is to get to know my daughter, to support her at home to increase her confidence to be comfortable with a new person supporting her>

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The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver preferred but not essential.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.


A cheerful and calm disposition, a good listener with a positive outlook who will fully interact with my daughter