Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.45 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SUN16061JK1 |
Summary
About the Employer
We are parents to an young old boy with a learning disability and complex needs due to a rare genetic disorder. He needs support to access leisure activities and to give respite to the family.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Cognitive / Learning
• Invisible
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Outdoor leisure activities. Going to parks.
• Visiting police & fire stations.
• Going for ice cream and to the beach.
Other relevant information:
• The individual has allergies.
• The individual keeps pets in the home.1 dog and 1 g.pig.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• The client uses a wheelchair outdoors for longer journeys, but he can be quite energetic, and he enjoys running around in the park for short periods of time.
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.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Have a lively personality.
• A driver would be preferred but is non-essential as the client will happily travel on public transport if it’s not too busy. He does not enjoy loud busy spaces.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 20
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
We are parents to an young old boy with a learning disability and complex needs due to a rare genetic disorder. He needs support to access leisure activities and to give respite to the family.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Cognitive / Learning
• Invisible
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Outdoor leisure activities. Going to parks.
• Visiting police & fire stations.
• Going for ice cream and to the beach.
Other relevant information:
• The individual has allergies.
• The individual keeps pets in the home.1 dog and 1 g.pig.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• The client uses a wheelchair outdoors for longer journeys, but he can be quite energetic, and he enjoys running around in the park for short periods of time.
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.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Have a lively personality.
• A driver would be preferred but is non-essential as the client will happily travel on public transport if it’s not too busy. He does not enjoy loud busy spaces.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 20
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.