Penderels Trust
Female Personal Care Assistant
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About The Employer
PA required to support a non-verbal young lady who is also a wheelchair user, to provide support a couple of evenings per week after school and during school holidays - to provide drinks, snacks, dinner and provide stimulation and ensure she is kept safe until parents arrive home from work. You will be supporting an easy going, happy young lady.
Employer Disability And Health Conditions
- Mobility / Physical
- Cognitive / Learning
- Boh-ring Opitz Syndrome
The Employer's Hobbies And Interests
- TV, visual, sensory things
- Walking in nature
- Food and drink
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About The Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
- Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
- Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
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.
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.
- To be able to follow instructions accurately.
- 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 able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
- Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
- Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
- Have a lively personality.
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Required Training
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
- Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.
- First Aid. PA must already hold relevant qualification.
Hours per week
- 8 hours x 38 weeks PA
- 12 hours x 14 weeks PA
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
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