Personal Care Assistant Sunderland, North East England, England
Job description
Job Ref: SUN15134JK2 - Sunderland, North East
(Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, PART 1 Applies)
About the Employer
I am the father of a 55 year old lady with cerebral palsy. My daughter is unable to walk and must use a wheelchair. She can control her electric wheelchair herself, but would need help with a self-propelling chair. She is unable to use one hand and has limited movement with the other hand. She needs help to do almost all daily activities and needs help with going to the toilet, getting dressed and feeding. She is chirpy and gets on well with everyone. She is friendly and chatty and loves a joke and a laugh. She enjoys watching TV and especially enjoys soaps, she also loves to listen to music and particularly likes Barry Manilow. She enjoys getting out and about and likes to go to a local disability disco twice a week. She likes going shopping and going out for walks, she also collects pictures and puts them into scrap books.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
- Mobility / Physical
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.
- Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Assist with personal care and medication. Maintain the domestic environment by cleaning and tidying. Assist in the preparation of meals and shopping.
You will be required to administer medication. (minimum age requirement).
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.
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.
- 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.
When you are Required
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 25 per week
Salary: £11.30 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 19/09/2023
Reference ID: SUN15134JK2
