On-site PA for Disabled Adult — Sighted Guide & Care

Independent Lives; Horsham; Presencial; AUD 28 000 - 39 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Independent Lives in Horsham is seeking a compassionate Personal Assistant to support an adult daughter with learning difficulties and blindness who uses a PEG tube. The role focuses on daily living, mobility support, and safe, person-centred care.

You will accompany her at a day centre and in the community, helping with personal care, feeding routines, Braille practice, and engaging in social activities. A proactive, patient, and discreet individual with a driving license is preferred.

Qualificações

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality.
• Reliable with good timekeeping.
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative.
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties.
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Honest and cheerful.
• Creative.
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety.
• Have own car covered for business use.
• Be self-motivated.
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard so that you can assist with braille words.
• Be able to learn the needs of a disabled person with learning difficulties and visual problems.

Responsabilidades

• Assisting with shopping – helping navigate the shop and find things to purchase.
• Assist to apply lip and eye cream.
• Assist to use the toilet.
• Assist with care of the tube for feeding.
• Setting up/down tube feeding.
• Administer medication via the PEG tube.
• Assist my daughter to clean up if she has an accident going to the toilet – on occasions only.
• To act as sighted guide and maintained safety at all times.
• Accompany on trips out e.g. going for a walk round Southwater Park, having a coffee out, spending time listening to music, reading her braille, or doing some sort of puzzle, craft activity, etc.
• Engage and assist my daughter to fully take part in Group activities.
• Find activities that are fun and creative and keep my daughter engaged and interested in them.
• Find out what social opportunities are available locally e.g. social club clubs and courses that would interest and help my daughter plan some of these activities.
• Occasionally of an evening to sit which would involve putting my daughter to bed, put a pad on her, her face mask and switch on her breathing machine – full training would be given for this also.

Conhecimentos

Respectful

Reliable

Timekeeping

Independent

Interpersonal skills

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Independent Lives in Horsham is seeking a compassionate Personal Assistant to support an adult daughter with learning difficulties and blindness who uses a PEG tube. The role focuses on daily living, mobility support, and safe, person-centred care.

You will accompany her at a day centre and in the community, helping with personal care, feeding routines, Braille practice, and engaging in social activities. A proactive, patient, and discreet individual with a driving license is preferred.