Penderels Trust
Personal Care Assistant
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Location: Billericay, Essex CM11
About The Employer
We are a very friendly family of 4 looking for some help from a Personal Assistant for our youngest son, who is non-verbal autism and learning difficulty. The elder son is at Uni, hence most of the time it's the 3 of us. We are non-smokers and do not have pets. We are located at Billericay, Essex.
Employer Disability And Health Conditions
Cognitive / Learning
The child has non verbal autism and learning difficulty and needs support for self care like toilet.
About The Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
- Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
- Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
- Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
- Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
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The individual's 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.
- To work as part of a team.
- 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 experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
- 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. PA must already hold relevant qualification.
- First Aid. PA must already hold relevant qualification.
When You Are Required
Hours per week: 4 hours term time 8 hours school holidays
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
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