Female Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 20 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.51 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | WAK16890BJ2 |
Summary
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About the Employer:
I require a calm and kind person to support my young daughter to access the local community to have fun - as my daughter has Autism and is non-verbal, I need a special person who is willing to commit to building a trusting relationship and who recognises the importance of being fully present and engaging my daughter even though she is not able to respond in the usual verbal manner.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Invisible
• Autism
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Trips to the park
• Eating meals out
• Swimming
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 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.
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.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
•To be calm, confident and kind
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 3 hours per week term time - Sat OR Sun, 12pm to 3pm + 5 hours per week non term time - any day (to be agreed), 12pm - 5pm