Female Personal Assistant

Penderels Trust; Saxilby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Penderels Trust is seeking a compassionate care helper to support a young person with cerebral palsy in daily social activities. You will assist with personal care, mobility, meal preparation, and accompany her on outings, including travel by bus or train. A non-smoker is preferred and experience with special needs is essential.

The role requires reliability, discretion, and the ability to build a trusting one-to-one relationship, with flexible hours including evenings and school holidays.

Qualifications

• Previous caring experience essential.
• Experience in childcare or special needs is essential.
• Willingness to perform personal care tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care; toileting, bathing, dressing.
• Assist with cooking/meal prep and eating; enable daily activities.
• Develop a trusting one-to-one relationship with the individual.

Skills

Care experience

Childcare experience

Special needs experience

Reliability

Job description

About The Employer

Looking for someone to support my daughter to take her out socially, my daughter has a diagnoses of cerebral palsy, which mainly affects her lower limbs with low muscle tone, and global developmental delay. My daughter uses a wheelchair to support her mobility, that although has self propelling wheels, is attendant propelled and is currently pre-verbal; communicating through gesture, including pointing, and will use and can understand some Makaton signs therefore someone with Makaton knowledge/experince would be an asset. Ideally looking for somenoe with knowledge and past experience of working with those with Bi lateral cerebral palsy and with special needs children. Special needs background. Personal care will be necessary. My daughters hobbies and interests are going on walks, painting, listening to music and dancing, arts and crafts and going on the trampoline, also playing with dolls/ babies. She loves sitting in a coffee shop watching people, she also loves going on the train and particularly the bus. Cigarette smoke can affect therefore we would require a non smoker.

Job Reference: LIN17640TP2

Looking for someone to support my daughter to take her out socially, my daughter has a diagnoses of cerebral palsy, which mainly affects her lower limbs with low muscle tone, and global developmental delay. My daughter uses a wheelchair to support her mobility, that although has self propelling wheels, is attendant propelled and is currently pre-verbal; communicating through gesture, including pointing, and will use and can understand some Makaton signs therefore someone with Makaton knowledge/experince would be an asset. Ideally looking for somenoe with knowledge and past experience of working with those with Bi lateral cerebral palsy and with special needs children. Special needs background. Personal care will be necessary. My daughters hobbies and interests are going on walks, painting, listening to music and dancing, arts and crafts and going on the trampoline, also playing with dolls/ babies. She loves sitting in a coffee shop watching people, she also loves going on the train and particularly the bus. Cigarette smoke can affect therefore we would require a non smoker.

Employer Disability And Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical
• Cognitive / Learning

Celebral palsy and global development delay

The Employer's Hobbies And Interests

• Walks
• Music and dancing
• Arts and crafts

Other relevant information

• The individual keeps pets in the home.Small friendly dog.

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 with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

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).

Transport Requirement

Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle (employer to check age requirement with car insurance provider).

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 follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is essential.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.

When You Are Required

Hours per week: 4 per week and an additional 4 per week during school holidays this will be evening support

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.