Personal Care Assistant Chesterfield, England
Job description
Job Reference DER15050AM1 - Brimmington, Chesterfield
About the Employer
20 Year old gentleman living with parents, has high functioning Autism. He is friendly and outgoing who loves sport, he is looking for a PA with similar interests to take him to bowling weekly as he is in a league also to join him to go to watch Chesterfield FC play at the home games. Also enjoys going to the cinema/ crazy golf and swimming.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
- Cognitive / Learning
- Mental Health
The employer's hobbies and interests:
- Football
- Bowling
- Swimming
Other relevant information
- The individual keeps pets in the home. Dogs.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
- 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 gardening.
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 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.
When you are Required
Specific days/times required:
- Saturday, 9.30am - 1.30pm
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 4 per week
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Flexitime
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 05/07/2023
Reference ID: DER15050AM1
