Female Personal Care Assistant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £12.00 per hour |
| Oriau: | Part time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 July 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Swadlincote, Derbyshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Penderels Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | DER16241TDP1 |
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Please note: Personal Assistant (Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, PART 1 Applies)
About the Employer
I am a female living in Swadlincote looking to recruit 2 PAs to support me to live independently in my own home. I am looking for PAs to provide person centred care. My health varies daily, and can deteriorate at short notice, being able to adapt and be flexible is important, because the tasks required can vary due to my health. Someone willing to commit to getting to know me and my likes and dislikes, so that should I lose my voice entirely, they already know something about me. Someone willing to learn new skills and new ways of completing tasks, to ensure my PTSD is not triggered. *I have 28 hours a week between 2 PAs, both working 14 hours a week, the working days and time can be discussed further at interview.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Invisible
• Immunosuppressed, breathing and swallowing difficulties, limitations to mobility and complex PTSD. Problems with their voice.
Other relevant information:
• The individual has allergies. The individual has breathing difficulties and is sensitive to strong perfumes and smoke on clothes.
• The individual keeps pets in the home.One 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 and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• 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.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
• Support with gardening.
• Support with communication difficulties. For example, make and answer phone calls and post letters. Support with laundry and bed changing.
Only candidates over the legal age should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.
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 work as part of a team.
• 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 comfortable with cats and have a sense of humour.
• Have experience of working with someone with the following, communication difficulties, complex conditions which are not all visible and complex PTSD is desirable.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 28 hours between 2 PAs*
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
About the Employer
I am a female living in Swadlincote looking to recruit 2 PAs to support me to live independently in my own home. I am looking for PAs to provide person centred care. My health varies daily, and can deteriorate at short notice, being able to adapt and be flexible is important, because the tasks required can vary due to my health. Someone willing to commit to getting to know me and my likes and dislikes, so that should I lose my voice entirely, they already know something about me. Someone willing to learn new skills and new ways of completing tasks, to ensure my PTSD is not triggered. *I have 28 hours a week between 2 PAs, both working 14 hours a week, the working days and time can be discussed further at interview.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Invisible
• Immunosuppressed, breathing and swallowing difficulties, limitations to mobility and complex PTSD. Problems with their voice.
Other relevant information:
• The individual has allergies. The individual has breathing difficulties and is sensitive to strong perfumes and smoke on clothes.
• The individual keeps pets in the home.One 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 and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• 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.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
• Support with gardening.
• Support with communication difficulties. For example, make and answer phone calls and post letters. Support with laundry and bed changing.
Only candidates over the legal age should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.
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 work as part of a team.
• 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 comfortable with cats and have a sense of humour.
• Have experience of working with someone with the following, communication difficulties, complex conditions which are not all visible and complex PTSD is desirable.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 28 hours between 2 PAs*
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.