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Female Personal Care Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 25 July 2024
Salary: £12.00 to £12.00 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 22 August 2024
Location: Heanor, Derbyshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Penderels Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: DER16356AM1

Summary

About the Employer

Lively, thoughtful, fun person with empathy, patience and a sense of humour required to support a neurodiverse adult woman living with fluctuating mental health but who has a big personality and enjoys getting out.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Mobility / Physical
• Mental Health
• Invisible
• Autism, ADHD, emphysema, sensory processing

Other relevant information:

• The individual is a smoker.
• The individual keeps pets in the home: One little 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.
• 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 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.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
• Assistance required will vary depending on individual's mental and physical health on the visit which fluctuates.

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 and car owner – must have business insurance.

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.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is essential.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Have a lively personality.
• Someone who understands the complexities of living with adult as a high functioning adult would be a bonus.

When you are Required:

Hours per week: 4

• Tuesday,
• Thursday,

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.