Cover Personal Assistant for disabled individual in East Winch, PE32 £12.38 p/h, up to 3hpw
Job Description: Social care work opportunity for a Personal Assistant. Listed below are details of the job and what tasks are involved. It is advisable to refer to these when submitting your application and advise of the days/hours you are available. I am a 26‑year‑old wheelchair‑using, gothic, animal lover with complex and varying health needs. I require a female (Schedule 9, P1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies) Personal Assistant to support me in my home and the community. I enjoy gaming, anime, caring for my pets and working with my assistance dog in training. I require support to attend appointments and social and leisure activities, preferably with a health focus. I also like to go shopping. I primarily use public transport and require support with this. Our household includes dogs, cats and ferrets and you must be comfortable around animals. It is essential you treat me with dignity, respect and compassion at all times, whilst maintaining professionalism and safeguarding throughout.
Location: East Winch Village, PE32
Details: Assistance with washing, dressing and personal hygiene; Support with meal preparation and planning; Assisting me to complete household tasks including laundry, changing bedding and maintaining a clean and tidy environment; Support with fatigue management and breaking tasks down into smaller tasks; Support in the community to attend appointments and social and leisure activities; Help with organisation and admin tasks including scheduling appointment.
Personal Specification
Essential: Physically active and able to walk at a wheelchair pace; Comfortable with public transport; Animal lover; Respectful of LGBTQIA+ identities, autism, ADHD, and neurodivergent needs; Treats employer with dignity, compassion, and respect; Professional, calm, patient and willing to learn; Cheerful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy.
Desirable: Experience of working with someone who experiences seizures.
Summary Terms and Conditions: The rate of pay for this position is £12.38 per hour; Hours and times of work as follows: 2‑3 hours per week between 11.00am‑2.00pm Monday‑Friday (flexibility required). Possibility of increasing hours up to 15 hours per week; The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks; Access to free Care Skills training for employed workers.
Post is subject to the following: A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer; Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer; Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months.
Key Responsibilities
* Personal Care
* Domestic Care
* Social + Leisure activities
* Support to remain independent
Training
* Essential PA Guide
* Safeguarding Adults/Children
* Food Hygiene
* Autism / Aspergers
Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
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