Female Personal Care Assistant

Penderels Trust; Sharlston Common; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A social care organization is seeking a personal assistant to support a lady with mobility issues in daily activities. The role includes personal care, meal preparation, and assistance with household chores. Candidates must be reliable, have good listening skills, and own a car with business insurance. Flexibility in working hours is essential.

Qualifications

• Car driver and car owner with business insurance.
• Experience in caring is preferred but not essential.
• 18 years or over to apply due to medication administration responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care.
• Assist with meal preparation and eating.
• Help with household chores.

Skills

Empathy

Good listening skills

Reliability

Job description

Overview

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About the Employer: Female personal assistant wanted to assist a lady who has mobility issues with completing normal daily tasks, personal cares and accessing the community. Car driver and car owner required. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Roles 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 the individual to look after/care for pets.
• 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.
• 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 and 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 employer's 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 and have a lively personality.
• Transport requirement: Car driver and car owner with business insurance.

Additional Information

• The individual has mobility issues and may require assistance with daily activities and accessing the community.
• The individual keeps pets in the home: Two small friendly dogs.
• Hours: Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview. Days listed as Monday to Friday may be discussed; the posted content indicates potential for flexible scheduling.
• Age requirement: Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position due to medication administration requirements.
• Safety and compliance: You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately and to report defects or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.