Overview
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About the Employer: My name is Lindsay. I am a full time wheelchair user with an outgoing personality I enjoy reading, trips to the cinema and having meals out. I require an outgoing PA for 20.5 hours a week to support me to spend time in the gym and swimming, as fitness is important to me to help my mobility. I also require the PA to accompany me to appointments, along with some domestic duties and shopping trips.
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.
* 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 and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
* Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
* Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
* The individual\'s needs may vary from day to day and tasks may reflect this. You may 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 with business insurance; you will be required to drive my car, and applicants must have a clean driving licence and be over 25.
Requirements
* 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 essential.
* Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employer\'s needs on a daily basis.
* Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
* Have a lively personality and basic knowledge of type 1 diabetes.
Schedule & Pay
* Tuesday, 10:30am-5:00pm
* Wednesday, 10:00am-5:00pm
* Thursday, 10:00am-5:00pm
Hourly rate of pay: £12.21 (rising to £12.71 from 1 April 2026). Hours per week: 20.5 hrs.
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