personal assistant Walton upon Trent, England
Job description
Job Reference: DER15154TDP1
About the Employer
I am looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to support me and my young children, with day-to-day tasks in our home. I live in Walton-on-Trent, the DE12 area of Derbyshire. I am diagnosed autistic, which affects my sensory processing in busy environments, and I have mental health difficulties. I am a creative person and enjoy doing crafts.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
- Mental Health
- Invisible
The employer's hobbies and interests:
- Drawing
- learning Japanese language
Other relevant information:
The individual keeps pets in the home: 1 Dog.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
- Support with managing paperwork & correspondence .
- Support with gardening.
Only candidates aged 18 or over 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 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 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 self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
- Have a lively personality.
- Experience of supporting/caring for young children is preferred but not essential.
- Experience of working with Autism is preferred.
- You must be inclusive of L.G.B.T.Q.
When you are Required
Hours per week: 9 hours
- Wednesday, 3.00pm to 6.00pm
- Thursday, 3.00pm to 6.00pm
- Friday, 3.00pm to 6.00pm
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 9 per week
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: DER15154TDP1
