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About the Employer
Are you compassionate, patient, and looking to make a meaningful difference in someone’s life? We are seeking a dedicated and nurturing Personal Assistant to support a young lady with special needs in her daily routines and activities. This role is ideal for someone who is attentive, reliable, and has a genuine passion for helping others thrive in a supportive environment.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Mobility / Physical • Vision • Cognitive / Learning
Other relevant information
• The individual has allergies. Nut allergy - Severe.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Duties will include feeding, engaging in conversation, providing companionship and emotional reassurance, as well as assisting with personal hygiene and general care.
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).
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 work as part of a team.
• 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.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• 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.
Required Training
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.
Epilepsy. Training will be provided by the employer.
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