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Suffolk Independent Living; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service is seeking a reliable Personal Assistant to support a client living in non-smoking accommodation in Ipswich. The role includes helping with personal care, mobility needs, and accompanying the client to activities such as shopping and church services.

The successful candidate will have a clean driving license with access to a car, or be comfortable using public transport. Training for using a TENS-like device will be provided.

Qualifications

• Must have a clean driving license and access to a car.
• Reliable and capable of supporting independence in daily living.
• Willing to assist with personal care including dressing and grooming.
• Able to travel with the client to activities and use public transport when needed.
• Willing to learn to operate a TENS-like device; training provided.
• Non-smoking environment; candidate must not smoke during work.

Responsibilities

• Drive and/or accompany the client to outings such as shopping or church services.
• Assist with dressing, footwear and splints as required.
• Support personal care including showering and oral hygiene.
• Help prepare meals and packed lunches; assist with washing and ironing.
• Help the client be ready on time and travel to activities.
• Walk with the client to local places around Ipswich; assist with routes and transport.
• Organise clothes, medications and belongings for the next day.
• Meet with other support staff for rota purposes.
• Support with medication management as needed.

Job description

£14.00 per weekday hour and £14.50 per weekend hour

Thursday 1400 to 1900

Saturday 0900 to 1300

Relief shifts available if in week £14.00 per hour or weekend £14.50 per hour

About Me

I am a young person with a physical disability, and I am neuro diverse. Since completing my university education, I am actively involved in my local community; I volunteer for various causes and organisations. I am also involved with my church and actively contribute to their activities. I have a budgerigar who often is out flying in my main room and who provides me with entertainment and company. I find tenpin bowling a positive pursuit as well as regularly attending my local cinema. I will need help getting to and back, attending or managing these activities. So need someone with a clean driving license and car. I follow a mainly vegetarian diet, although I eat fish and cook accordingly and really enjoy, with help, making my favourite soups and curries. My preferred method of transport when a car is not available is buses.

About the Job

I need someone who is totally reliable, who will provide the support to keep my flat clean, I live in supported accommodation, and to help me with personal care and when required, to get out and back. Enabling me to be as independent as possible. I attend church and church related meetings and will need support to travel too church and support me during services.

The job will include:

• To drive and/or accompany to and from an outing of my choosing for example shopping and attending church services.
• Activities attended may vary over time but could require PA to have clean license and car use or feel confident using public transport.
• Supporting me with all aspects of dressing/undressing including footwear and splints.
• To assist with TENS like machine when required – training and support provided.
• Supporting me with personal care – assisting in shower, oral hygiene, brush hair and braid/arrange.
• Support to prepare and then clear up after meals; With support I prepare food from scratch. When appropriate helping to prepare a packed lunch.
• Supporting me to be ready on time to go out/attend activities.
• Walk with me to local places around Ipswich.
• When going out, to help find the route, carry bags, and to help me make use of public transport.
• Help me keep clothes washed, ironed (if necessary) and flat tidy.
• Assisting me to find things and to support me in keeping flat clean. Organising things so they are available for me the next day (clothes, medication, packed lunch if required etc.)
• Occasionally meet with myself and my other support staff for rota purposes
• I self-administer my medication and will ask for support when needed

Other Notes

• Before starting the role, the successful candidate will have an opportunity to complete a shadow trial shift with an existing personal assistant to check the position works for everyone.
• I use a wheelchair occasionally, however, as I am not good at self-propelling, I will need to be pushed. I live in non-smoking accommodation therefore the successful candidate cannot smoke during work time.

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service