Driver/Support Worker Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Driver/Support Worker to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- To engage, listen and interact with the clients;
- To lead and promote a range of creative activities for the community centre users;
- Welcoming clients to the centre and helping them feel included and engaged;
- To complete all administrative and financial tasks associated with the post;
- Monitoring and reporting clients’ attendance to the centre;
- To support volunteers;
- Ensuring vehicles are kept clean and road worthy;
- Updating the transport list and ensuring the minibuses are full;
- To lead and supervise on some outings, some of which will be at the weekend;
- Helping with the delivery of the Meals on Wheels service to the clients’ homes;
- Collecting clients from their homes to the centre and back to their homes;
- Ad hoc driving duties as and when required;
- Maintaining Health and Safety.
Requirements:
- Computer Literate;
- Commitment to high quality-person centred care;
- Ability to carry out supervisions and appraisals;
- Previous experience in a similar role as a Support Worker/Driver desirable;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal;
- Ability to assess service users and identify appropriately their support, care and transport needs;
- Experience working with the elderly and vulnerable;
- NVQ Level 2 in care;
- Ability to remain calm and work well under pressure;
- Able to work effectively in a team and alone;
- Understanding of confidentiality;
- Experience working in a community centre or some form of community work;
- Essential to have a clean uk driving licence with category d1.