Job Vacancy
Job title: Personal assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Job purpose
To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable the person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
This role involves 24-hour support & sleeping nights.
About the employer
Our client is a 37-year-old male living in the WV1 area of Wolverhampton who is looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to provide support with all aspects of daily living.
Our client is quadriplegic with cerebral palsy and uses a power chair to mobilise around the home. Our client requires 1:1 support 24 hours per day.
* Keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
* Attend medical appointments
* Visiting family in Cannock
Personal care
* Support with bathing/showering/shaving
* Continence care
* Dressing
* Administering medication
* Hoist to be used on all transfers.
Domestic duties
* Support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, general cleaning, changing linen, laundry.
Type of person that you/they are looking for
* Values: Someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, able to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality & diversity.
* Specific requirements: Someone with previous care & support experience. Manual Handling trained. Must hold a Full UK Driving Licence as client has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
Hours of work: 2 x 24 hour shifts per week
Rate of pay: Competitive Rate
Skills, qualifications, and experience
* Full UK Driving licence
* Appropriate insurance
* Manual Handling trained
* First Aid training
* Good at building relationships
Preferred
* Computer Literate
* A good listener
* Ability to support people with complex care & support needs
This post is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check at the Employers request prior to commencing employment. This is confidential and at no cost to yourself.
Midlands
Cerebral Palsy, Health condition, Mobility
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