About the Employer
I am a 47 year old man with a neck injury and I currently receive support exclusively from my wife who is also a full-time carer for our son. I am looking for a PA to support me with my independence and to give my wife a break from her caring role. I am looking for a PA to support me with driving my mobility car, to go shopping, to attend GP/hospital appointments, and to go to a leisure outing/activity on a Saturday. I am struggling to access the community myself in my mobility car due to further deterioration in my neck and feel a personal assistant would be beneficial to my independence and would also increase my social activities and allow me to get out of the house more. The PA would be insured to drive my mobility car. A full clean driving licence is essential to this role, and for insurance purposes, the PA must be over 25 years of age.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Mobility / Physical
Other relevant information
• The individual is a smoker.
• Someone in the household is a smoker.
• The individual keeps pets in the home.1 dog.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• 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 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.
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
Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle, for insurance purpose you must be 25.
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.
When you are Required
Specific days/times required:
• Tuesday, 3 hours daily
• Thursday, 3 hours daily
• Saturday, 4 hours daily
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.