Personal Care Assistant Derby, England
Job description
About the Employer
A very friendly lady with a mobility disability and is a wheelchair user when out in the community, looking for a PA to support at home and to assist with going out into the community and getting involved with activities.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
- Mobility / Physical
- Cognitive / Learning
The employer's hobbies and interests:
. Writing / Crafts
- Reading
- Listening to music
Other relevant information
- The individual has allergies. Penicilin.
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 to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
- Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
- Support with managing paperwork & correspondence .
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 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.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 17.5 per week
Salary: From £11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 21/03/2023
Reference ID: DER14738AM1
