Female Personal Care Assistant

Penderels Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A care support organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a personal assistant to support a lady with anxiety, panic attacks, and fibromyalgia. The role involves assisting with personal care, cooking, and social activities, aimed at promoting independence and confidence. Candidates should exhibit empathy, reliability, and a genuine interest in supporting individuals with disabilities or illnesses.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in supporting people with disabilities or illnesses.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Previous caring experience is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care tasks like toileting and bathing.
• Assist with cooking and meal preparation.
• Encourage socialization and participation in activities.
• Support with managing paperwork and correspondence.
• Promote independence and build confidence.

Skills

Empathy

Listening skills

Reliability

Ability to follow instructions

Initiative

Patience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care, including toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, and getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary (e.g., hospital/doctor visits).
• Support with food shopping.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation and participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one-to-one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork and correspondence.
• The individual\'s needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You may 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.
• Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual. Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• Be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential; however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.

Additional note

Personal assistant required to support a lady who has anxiety, panic attacks and fibromyalgia, to promote independence and build confidence.