Female Personal Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A local social care employer in Sunderland seeks a Personal Assistant to provide support for 2 hours a week in managing daily living tasks, medication, and household chores. Flexibility in scheduling is available, with a focus on promoting independence and well-being. Previous caring experience is not required, but the candidate should be trustworthy, empathetic, and patient.

Qualifications

• No prior caring experience is essential, but genuine interest in supporting people with disabilities is important.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect privacy.
• Ability to work on own initiative and provide emotional support.

Responsibilities

• Support cooking and meal preparation.
• Assist with medication management.
• Help with household chores and homemaking.
• Accompany to appointments as necessary.
• Support with food shopping.
• Promote friendship and independence.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Punctuality

Patience

Empathy

Good listening skills

Job description

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

About the Employer

I have suffered for many years with mental health issues including mood and anxiety disorder. I also suffer from gastritis, hypothyroidism, vitamin deficiency, asthma, and I have pre-diabetes. I struggle with medication and with general daily living tasks such as managing my home, housework, laundry, shopping and finances. I am looking for a PA to support me for 2 hours per week with daily living tasks around the home, managing and coping with housework, laundry and kitchen activities. I also need support to manage my medication appropriately and with paperwork, finances and ensuring bills etc have been paid. Support is also required to access the local community to pay bills and do some shopping.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Mental Health

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.

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).

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.
• 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.

When you are Required:

Hours per week: 2

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