Personal Care Assistant

Personal Care Assistant Sheffield, England

Penderels Trust
Full Time Sheffield, England 10.42 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

Job Reference: SHE14893EN3

About the Employer

Personal Assistant, with experience of Adults with Autism, required to assist me with social activities and support me to access the local community. I like to attend the local library and take part in a knitting group and I would really like to go out on an evening but often experience social anxiety in such situations, so support from an pro-active and enthusiastic PA would be really beneficial. Experience of having a child with special needs in school would be preferable. I sometimes struggle with setting boundaries and spatial awareness so would like some guidance in these areas also.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

  • Invisible

Autism, ADHD, Dispraxia

The employer's hobbies and interests:

  • Dogs & nature
  • Books, films & music
  • Family history, politics & yoga

Other relevant information

  • The individual keeps pets in the home.2 dogs - friendly.

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.
  • Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
  • 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.
  • 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 preferred but not essential.

Required Skills

  • Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
  • Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
  • Have a lively personality.

Experience of Autism, specifically in adults, would be preferred

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 8 per week

Salary: From £10.42 per hour

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 20/09/2023
Reference ID: SHE14893EN3
Expected start date: 20/09/2023

Personal Care Assistant
Penderels Trust

https://www.penderelstrust.org.uk/
Coventry, United Kingdom
Gary Jones
$1 to $5 million (USD)
51 to 200 Employees
Company - Private
Civic, Welfare & Social Services
1988
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