Daytime Female Support Worker ES720b

Independent Lives; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Independent Lives in Eastbourne is seeking a dedicated Personal Assistant to support a female client with physical and mental health needs. The role involves medication prompting, mobility assistance, and helping with daily tasks to enable independence, within a supportive team of care colleagues.

Applicants must be reliable, flexible, with a good sense of humour, and able to maintain confidentiality; driving licence and own vehicle preferred.

Qualifications

• Reliable with good timekeeping and confidentiality.
• Flexible, patient, with a good sense of humour.
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Comfortable around dogs and cats; no allergy.
• Willing to undertake Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma if funded.

Responsibilities

• Medication prompting/administering
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Administration
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Looking after pets
• Dog walking
• Assistance with college courses and form filling
• Advocacy during meetings
• Dealing with medical emergencies such as seizures or dissociative episodes
• Attendance at meetings/care team meetings/physio/hydrotherapy coordination
• Liaising with care team and ITU/critical care plans

Skills

Medication prompting

Moving and handling

Clinical tasks

Administration

Housekeeping

Shopping

Cooking

Transportation

Companionship

Pet care

Dog walking

Advocacy

Interpersonal skills

English literacy

Driving licence

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma

Job description

PA required to support a female with physical and mental health disabilities. PA will support individual to live independently and proactively, to maintain overall well-being as part of a team of support workers.

Due to medical appointments shift times may be subject to change so a degree of flexibility is desirable with notice.

Applicant must be reliable, be flexible, have a good sense of humour, be able to maintain confidentiality, be sensitive to the needs of the client, be trustworthy, honest, be a good time keeper, use their initiative, be able to work as part of a team and be able to work on their own when need be.

I have an assistance dog who requires all PAs maintain her standards, attend her training held mainly at weekends, as a requirement of her registered assistance dog programme needed to retain her assistance dog status and to provide my dog with the consistency she needs. Therefore, you must have no allergy to dogs (or cats, as I have two), must have a car that you can use for work purposes and be willing to transport my dog to training sessions/walks/work purposes. All expenses (mileage etc) will be covered.

As part of the job the successful applicant may subject to funding undertake a level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma as part of their employment.

Duties

• Medication prompting/administering
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Looking after pets
• Gardening
• Dog walking
• Help with college courses and form filling
• Assistance to get to medical appointments
• Advocacy during meetings
• Dealing with medical emergencies such as seizures, dissociative episodes, etc.
• Attendance at meetings, physio, participation at dog training classes, liaising with care team, attending care team meetings, accurate record keeping, account keeping, participation with physio and hydrotherapy etc.
• Liaising with ITU team and being part of critical care support plan, and support meetings

Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality

• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• It's essential that the applicant has full UK Driving Licence and has access to their own vehicle
• The applicant should have an ability to demonstrate sound boundaries and be a good time keeper.
• As part of the job the successful applicant may subject to funding undertake a level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma as part of their employment.

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

Notes

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.