Female Personal Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A social care provider in West Bretton is seeking a personal assistant to support a lady with daily activities including meal preparation and community access. The ideal candidate will have a driving license to operate the employer's vehicle and a genuine interest in helping those with disabilities. Responsibilities include household support and promoting socialization and independence. This part-time role consists of 7 hours per week, primarily on Wednesdays.

Qualifications

• Must be computer literate.
• Full driving licence required to drive employer's vehicle.
• Genuine interest in supporting people with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support with cooking, meal preparation, and eating.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support to attend appointments and activities.
• Promote socialization and participation in activities.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Punctuality

Empathy

Good listening skills

Ability to follow instructions

Ability to work independently

Job description

Application Instructions

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

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: WAK16736EN5 in your email if submitting via email).

About the Employer

Female personal assistant wanted to support a lady with daily tasks including eating and drinking and to access the community. Will assist with phone calls including speaking for service user due to limited verbal skills. Must be computer literate. Will be required to accompany service user on holidays. Driving licence required as will need to drive employer's vehicle (automatic).

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical
• Some weakness and limited verbal skills due to a stroke.

The Employer's Hobbies and Interests

• Shopping
• Walking

Other Relevant Information

• The individual keeps pets in the home. Small dog may sometimes be present.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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/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.
• Support with gardening.

The individual's 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

Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle (employer to check age requirement with car insurance provider).

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 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.

Hours per week

7 hours per week. Wednesday, 9am until 4pm.