Female Personal Care Assistant

Penderels Trust; Little Waltham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Penderels Trust is seeking a compassionate care worker to support an autistic young lady in her own home in Little Waltham. You will assist with personal care, meals, medication prompts, and general homemaking, and accompany her to activities.

Driving is required, with a car and business insurance; shifts may start before or after 10pm. This is a 37-hour-per-week, 1-year contract. DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Duties include personal care, meal preparation and medication prompts, plus general homemaking.
• The role requires reliability, empathy and the ability to work as part of a small team.
• A driver with access to a car is preferred and flexibility to shifts is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care, including toileting, showering, dressing.
• Support with cooking/meal preparation and eating
• Support and/or prompt to take medication
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking
• Support to attend appointments and social activities
• Encourage socialisation and independence

Skills

Honesty & reliability

Confidentiality

Initiative

Teamwork

Following instructions

Patience

Active listening

Empathy

Caring about others

Flexibility

Self-motivation

Liveliness

Job description

Interested in working in social care? Read on to find out how you can get involved.

About The Employer

I am a young autistic lady with some very challenging behaviours. I have a team of PA's that allow me to live independently with 24/7 hour support. Within that, I need my staff to run my house, including washing, cleaning, dusting, etc. I like to go out every day, either for exercise or shopping and I will need help communicating with people, and situations where I am not happy. I will need you to be my advocate and talk on my behalf as I may not be able to understand or be comfortable talking to people. I will need my assistant to be able to drive but also be willing to encourage me to use public transport as much as possible. My assistant will need to be of a happy, confident and caring nature. I would prefer my carer to be a non-smoker.

Please note this is a 1year contract.

Employer Disability And Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning
• Mental Health
• Invisible: She has Autism with social and communication issues, sensitive to loud noises and high anxiety levels.

The Employer's Hobbies And Interests

• Dancing, Swimming, Drama
• Printing, cutting and sticking pictures in folders
• Reading and listening to music

Other Relevant Information

• The individual has allergies. Asthma and Hayfever.

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.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.

Due to the following requirements of the role, only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position:

• You will be required to administer medication.
• Shifts may start before and or after 10pm

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

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

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 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 able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• 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: 37 hours

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