Female Personal Assistant (LG)

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking a Female Personal Assistant to support a young client in Wolverhampton. The role involves assisting with personal care, daily activities and social engagement to enable independence aligned with the client’s wishes.

The successful applicant will understand autism and have experience with managing and organising children. A DBS check and references are required; the role is funded by the Local Authority and paid every four weeks.

Qualifications

• Confidentiality essential for safeguarding sensitive information.
• Ability to build trust-based relationships with the client and family.
• Active listening and communication skills to support the client effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the client with socialising with family and friends.
• Assist with diabetes management and attending medical appointments.
• Shop for essentials and travel using buses, trains and trams.
• accompany client to social events and activities including swimming.
• Provide personal care such as bathing, dressing and hygiene.
• Assist with domestic tasks like meals, dishwasher and laundry; duties may vary.

Skills

Confidentiality

Good at building relationships

A good listener

Job description

Job title: Female Personal Assistant (LG)

Reporting to: The Employer

Job purpose:

To assist with a variety of tasks which will assist the person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.

About the employer:

Our client is 22 years old, autistic and lives in Wolverhampton. She has low language and cognitive skills but is physically fit and generally content.

Our client is looking for a Personal Assistant who lives locally and has experience with managing and organising children and is aware of the challenges that autistic people can face.

• Encourage the client to socialise with family and friends
• Assist with managing type 1 diabetes
• Attend medical appointments with the family
• Go shopping and travel on buses, trains and trams
• Attend social events such as the cinema
• Accompany our client to the swimming baths

Personal care: Support with bathing/showering, teeth cleaning, dressing.

Domestic duties: Support with household tasks such as preparing meals for the client. Helping the client to use the dishwasher and washing machine with the client.

These duties may vary from day-to-day.

Type of person that you/they are looking for:

Values: Someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality & diversity.

Specific requirements: The successful applicant will understand autism and preferably previous care and support experience.

Other: Due to the nature of this role including personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.

Hours of work: 21-28 hours per week – over 3/4 days 08:30am – 15:30pm each day

Rate of pay: £14.25 per hour

Skills, qualifications, and experience

Confidentiality

Good at building relationships

Preferred

• Previous experience of working with individuals with autism
• A good listener
• Ability to support people with complex care needs.

** PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS BASED IN CLAREGATE**

Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.

This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.