Job Overview
Self‑Employed Personal Assistant (PA) required for 30.5 hours per week (to be split between 2 PAs) to support this individual in maintaining independence, meeting care and support needs, and encouraging task completion.
Schedule
* Daily support:
o AM – 1 hour
o Lunch – 1 hour
o Tea – 45 minutes
o PM – 45 minutes
* Shopping – 2 hours per week
* Social support – 4 hours per week
This schedule can be altered flexibly to meet needs as required.
Responsibilities / Tasks
* Personal care – daily showering with an attendant present to manage falls risk; application of creams 2–4 times a day.
* Ensure clean clothing is worn due to episodes of incontinence.
* Laundry and bedding changes as needed.
* Meal planning and preparation (including batch cooking); support with food choices to maintain a healthy and nutritional diet.
* Weekly shopping.
* Light domestic tasks.
* Social support – 4 hours per week, including visits to hairdressers and window shopping at local centres; limited walking distances.
Client Diagnoses
* Skin condition requiring creams 2–4 times per day.
* Dementia (Alzheimer’s disease).
* Falls.
* Chronic kidney disease stage 4.
* Past humerus fracture.
* Depressive disorder.
* Heart failure.
* Essential hypertension.
Requirements
* Female PAs only due to personal care support needs.
* Hard of hearing – communication may require accommodations.
* No issues with moving and handling.
* Non‑smoker; no pets.
* Enjoys jigsaw puzzles, sudoku, visiting hairdressers and local shopping centres.
* Responsible, reliable, patient, friendly, and respectful of privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs.
* Role subject to interview and reference checks.
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