Personal Assistant/Buddy VC7816
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £11.50 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bewbush, Crawley |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BRR7816 |
Summary
Job Title: Personal Assistant/Buddy
Location: Crawley (Bewbush area)
Hourly rate: £11.50 plus mileage
Reference: BRR7816
Hours/shifts: 4 hours every Saturday (times as mutually agreed). Additional weekday hours in School Holidays (5-7 hours per week). These hours can be worked by 1 or more PAs so please apply confirming your availability
Summary
I am a 17-year-old girl with learning difficulties looking for a PA to accompany me on outings and support me to become more active whilst also increasing my independence and self-confidence.
I am friendly, sociable and determined with a good sense of humour and am excited about this opportunity.
I would like you to do things such as come on walks, visit Tilgate Park and go shopping in town with me, as well as help me explore and attend other activities which will help me to increase my fitness, become healthier, improve my wellbeing and open up my world.
Experience of working with young people with learning difficulties preferred but not essential as a common-sense approach is most important.
Other Requirements
• Must be comfortable around cats
• Someone who is willing to refrain from smoking during work hours required
• All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required
• Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts
Description
Typical duties
Personal Care:
• Reminding to use toilet at appropriate intervals
• Reminding to wash hands
• Providing any other prompts re: personal hygiene
• Any other reasonable task as required
•
• Social:
• Accompanying young lady on walks/visits to the park and other outdoor spaces
• Accompanying young lady on shopping trips
• Accompanying young lady to attend other social activities as required
• Accompanying young lady on bus rides
• Assisting young lady with paying for items when out/ensuring right payment is made/change is given
• Motivating young lady to go out socially, for walks and to exercise
• Supporting young lady to develop/increase her independence and self confidence/self-esteem
• Supporting young lady to explore activities/groups she can attend that will increase her fitness, help her become healthier and improve her wellbeing
• Driving young lady to activities in your own car (if you have one and a clean UK Driving licence) as required
• Ensuring young lady’s safety at all times
• Any other reasonable task as required
•
• Person specification
The successful applicant will be:
• Able to tolerate the employer smoking outside the work place
• Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good time-keeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom
• Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives
Location: Crawley (Bewbush area)
Hourly rate: £11.50 plus mileage
Reference: BRR7816
Hours/shifts: 4 hours every Saturday (times as mutually agreed). Additional weekday hours in School Holidays (5-7 hours per week). These hours can be worked by 1 or more PAs so please apply confirming your availability
Summary
I am a 17-year-old girl with learning difficulties looking for a PA to accompany me on outings and support me to become more active whilst also increasing my independence and self-confidence.
I am friendly, sociable and determined with a good sense of humour and am excited about this opportunity.
I would like you to do things such as come on walks, visit Tilgate Park and go shopping in town with me, as well as help me explore and attend other activities which will help me to increase my fitness, become healthier, improve my wellbeing and open up my world.
Experience of working with young people with learning difficulties preferred but not essential as a common-sense approach is most important.
Other Requirements
• Must be comfortable around cats
• Someone who is willing to refrain from smoking during work hours required
• All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required
• Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts
Description
Typical duties
Personal Care:
• Reminding to use toilet at appropriate intervals
• Reminding to wash hands
• Providing any other prompts re: personal hygiene
• Any other reasonable task as required
•
• Social:
• Accompanying young lady on walks/visits to the park and other outdoor spaces
• Accompanying young lady on shopping trips
• Accompanying young lady to attend other social activities as required
• Accompanying young lady on bus rides
• Assisting young lady with paying for items when out/ensuring right payment is made/change is given
• Motivating young lady to go out socially, for walks and to exercise
• Supporting young lady to develop/increase her independence and self confidence/self-esteem
• Supporting young lady to explore activities/groups she can attend that will increase her fitness, help her become healthier and improve her wellbeing
• Driving young lady to activities in your own car (if you have one and a clean UK Driving licence) as required
• Ensuring young lady’s safety at all times
• Any other reasonable task as required
•
• Person specification
The successful applicant will be:
• Able to tolerate the employer smoking outside the work place
• Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good time-keeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom
• Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives
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