Female Personal Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A support organization in Tattershall is seeking a Personal Assistant to provide care for a young lady. This role involves assisting with personal care, medication, and facilitating social activities. Ideal candidates should be reliable, trustworthy, and caring, with a genuine interest in supporting individuals with disabilities. Hours are flexible, totaling around 6 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Previous caring experience not essential; genuine interest in supporting people with disabilities required.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect privacy.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care and toileting.
• Assist with medication and household chores.
• Encourage socialisation and participation in activities.
• Develop a trusting relationship with the individual.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Punctuality

Empathy

Good listening skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Job description

How to Apply

To apply, follow the link provided and fill out an application form or forward your CV to [e-mail]. Please include the job reference number: LIN16735SP2 in your email if submitting via email.

Overview

The employer is seeking a Personal Assistant (PA) to support a young lady with personal care, mobility, and social activities. The role involves assisting after school in the evenings and, in time, providing social support to help maximise independence. The individual lives with family who currently provide most care, but the aim is to access a PA to reduce reliance on family support. Family smoke outside.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions: Mobility / Physical, Spinal Cord, Cognitive / Learning, Invisible. The individual has one kidney, which can lead to UTIs, and neuropathic bladder and bowel.

Employer Interests

• Ballet
• Crafts and makeup
• Movies and games

Additional Information

The individual keeps pets at home; there are two dogs who are not a threat.

Role and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care (e.g., toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed).
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation and participation in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one-to-one working relationship.
• Work with respect to the individual’s changing needs; duties may vary from day to day and additional tasks may be required as reasonably needed.
• Report all accidents to the employer immediately and report defects or hazards to ensure safety at all times.

Important note: This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs covered).

Requirements and Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy; do not use social media in relation to the job.
• Work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Follow instructions accurately; be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and provide non-judgemental emotional support; be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, but a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals is required.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved and have a lively personality.

Training

• First Aid (training provided by the employer).
• Catheter Care (training provided by the employer).

Working Hours

Hours per week: 6. Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.