Female Personal Assistant

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Please note: Personal Assistant (Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, PART 1 Applies)
About the Employer
Employer has physical disabilities and is wheelchair bound. PA to be ok to work around the dogs. Alternate weekends to be worked ie one week Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday; second week Monday, Thursday, Friday; Bank Holidays to be included as well as holiday cover.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home: Labrador dogs.
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.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
• Support with gardening.
• Support with accessing the community occasionally.
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.
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.
• To work as part of a team.
• 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 caring experience is essential.
• 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 self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
• PA to be ok to work around the dogs.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
Moving and Handling. PA must already hold relevant qualification.
First Aid. PA must already hold relevant qualification.PA must be trained in using hoists.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 20 hours
• Monday, Week 2
• Tuesday, Week 1
• Thursday, Week 2
• Friday, Week 2
• Saturday, Week 1
• Sunday, Week 1