About the Employer
Personal assistant wanted to assist an older gentleman with morning activities from 10-11AM - Monday to Friday and further hours will be discussed at interview.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
The employer's hobbies and interests:
* Walking
* Conversation
Other relevant information
* Someone in the household is a smoker.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities
* Support and/of prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
* Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
* 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 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.
* 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 self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
Specific days/times required
* Monday, 10-11AM
* Tuesday, 10-11AM
* Wednesday, 10-11AM
* Thursday, 10-11AM
* Friday, 10-11AM
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
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