The Role:
• To provide support and assistance to a lady with Cerebral Palsy who is an extremely outgoing and friendly person. She also works and requires some flexibility in her support to manage her work and home life.
• A Self-Employed Personal Assistant is needed to help me live my life the way I choose. Getting the right assistance when I need it allows me to lead my life independently. A Personal Assistant with good communication and listening skills will enable me to do this.
• The job involves assistance with a variety of tasks. Like most people, my days can vary so it is difficult to list every task that is expected of a Personal Assistant.
Main Duties:
• Accompany on trips out in the community such as going to the shops
Support with socialising in the community
• Assist me with daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning and planning meals
• Assist me to achieve my fitness goals, including swimming and physio exercises
• Accompany me to local events
• Accompany me to appointments e.g. GP and dentist.
• Assistance to help me plan my days and set targets
• Assist me to monitor and manage money and bills
• Some help with dressing and personal care
Personal Qualities and Attributes required:
• Reliability and trustworthiness
• Friendly and easy-going
• Sensitive to my needs
• Punctual
• High level of motivation
• Enjoys swimming
• Driving licence with business insurance
• Own car essential (note, I am a wheelchair user and can’t transfer into higher wheel-based cars)
Please note that the person undertaking this role may be requested to supply evidence of DBS clearance and/or references where appropriate.
Hours: 16 hours per week – times and days to be discussed
Pay: £16.00 per hour Self – Employed
Mileage Paid at 0.45 pence per mile for my trips
Job Type: Part time
Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service. We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community. We are not the person that you will work for. You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.
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