Personal Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.45 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SAL15649MB2 |
Summary
About the Employer
I am the employer and mother to my young son, My son has a diagnosis of Autism and learning difficulties. He is pre verbal but is able to communicate what he wants or likes through gesture or hand leading. He is currently being introduced to PEC cards and visual aids to support him with communication and prompts. My son will require support with personal care as he wears nappies.
My son likes routine and needs very basic language and instructions to help him understand what is expected of him, preparation for what he will be doing and managing situations of when an activity is coming to an end. He needs time and prompts to allow this to be understood, otherwise he can become upset or frustrated. My son is known to lash out with frustration, this tends to be more with family members or those closest to him, however may still occur when out and about with a PA.
He is very young and extremely vulnerable, so will require close supervision and support at all times.
He is unaware of risk to himself or others and is not aware of dangers.
My son is active and enjoys the outdoors. He is extremely inquisitive and likes to know how things work, so enjoys construction and play associated.
He enjoys most activities associated to his age, parks, play areas, being outdoors and trampoline parks. He enjoys doing puzzles etc:
My son can refuse to walk if he does not want to leave somewhere, so we have access to a buggy which can be used on outings to manage this.
We are seeking a PA to provide 8 hours during holiday times on a weekend, he has another PA who provides additional hours during term time and holidays, so a new PA will become part of his support network, allowing him the opportunity to access the community and activities, and allowing his father and I a break from our caring role.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Cognitive / Learning
• Invisible
• Autism, does have access to a buggy to assist with travel when out and about, as he can refuse to walk.
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Parks/likes being outdoors
• Trampoline parks
• Soft Plays/puzzles and likes fixing thinks/construction play
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home: a cat.
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 to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• 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 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.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 8 hrs per week term time and 16 hrs in holidays (13 weeks per year) to be agreed week on week with employee
• Saturday, 4 hr session ( times are flexible)
• Sunday, 4 hr session (times are flexible)
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
I am the employer and mother to my young son, My son has a diagnosis of Autism and learning difficulties. He is pre verbal but is able to communicate what he wants or likes through gesture or hand leading. He is currently being introduced to PEC cards and visual aids to support him with communication and prompts. My son will require support with personal care as he wears nappies.
My son likes routine and needs very basic language and instructions to help him understand what is expected of him, preparation for what he will be doing and managing situations of when an activity is coming to an end. He needs time and prompts to allow this to be understood, otherwise he can become upset or frustrated. My son is known to lash out with frustration, this tends to be more with family members or those closest to him, however may still occur when out and about with a PA.
He is very young and extremely vulnerable, so will require close supervision and support at all times.
He is unaware of risk to himself or others and is not aware of dangers.
My son is active and enjoys the outdoors. He is extremely inquisitive and likes to know how things work, so enjoys construction and play associated.
He enjoys most activities associated to his age, parks, play areas, being outdoors and trampoline parks. He enjoys doing puzzles etc:
My son can refuse to walk if he does not want to leave somewhere, so we have access to a buggy which can be used on outings to manage this.
We are seeking a PA to provide 8 hours during holiday times on a weekend, he has another PA who provides additional hours during term time and holidays, so a new PA will become part of his support network, allowing him the opportunity to access the community and activities, and allowing his father and I a break from our caring role.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Cognitive / Learning
• Invisible
• Autism, does have access to a buggy to assist with travel when out and about, as he can refuse to walk.
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Parks/likes being outdoors
• Trampoline parks
• Soft Plays/puzzles and likes fixing thinks/construction play
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home: a cat.
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 to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• 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 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.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 8 hrs per week term time and 16 hrs in holidays (13 weeks per year) to be agreed week on week with employee
• Saturday, 4 hr session ( times are flexible)
• Sunday, 4 hr session (times are flexible)
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.