Female Personal Care Assistant DP7346a

Independent Lives; Worthing; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A caring family in Worthing is seeking a Female Personal Care Assistant to support their daughter with special needs. The role involves providing companionship, assistance with daily activities, and engaging her in fun and educational activities. Flexibility in hours is essential, with a pay rate of £12.50 per hour. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and experience in this field is crucial.

Qualifications

• Experience with working with individuals with special needs is essential.
• Knowledge of Makaton/Signalong is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Must be able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and support to a young woman with special needs.
• Assist with daily living activities, including medication prompting and transportation.
• Create and organize fun and engaging activities.

Skills

Experience with special needs

Calm under pressure

Good communication in English

Confidence in managing behavior

Job description

Overview

Female Personal Care Assistant

Ref: DP7346a

Location: Worthing

Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: No

Hours per week: Current PA carer hours/days/times are agreed & negotiated on the start of contract and can be anything from 6 hrs a week up to 12 hours per week term time & 20hrs a week, holiday weeks depending on need.

Hourly pay rate: £12.50 per hour

I am the mother of a very loving and affectionate daughter of 21yrs, who was diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome at birth. She has learning and speech and language delays/difficulty and currently travels from home in Worthing to Chichester College 4 days a week during term weeks and has a day centre placement 3 days a week in Worthing during holiday times.

I need support & respite in and around those times and I need someone who can be quite flexible with hours and a car is preferable to take her to activities and clubs weekends, evening, holidays.

Responsibilities

• Medication prompting/administering
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Housekeeping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance
• Making sure her smartphone & gadgets are charged and useable
• She also has a bus pass for travel and you will need to ensure tickets are booked for any venues/activities and backpack packed with lunch and snacks
• Main priority is to keep my daughter occupied with the emphasis on enjoyment and doing fun things together
• Support with developing independence
• Constant supervision indoors and outdoors
• Protecting my daughter from danger and keeping her safe for example; keeping her away from roads, dogs and strangers etc.
• Intervening and supervising when with others and managing inappropriate behavior
• Teaching or correcting unacceptable behaviour in a loving, form but calm and consistent way
• Giving guidance and instruction when necessary with social skills and boundaries e.g. sharing and turn taking.
• Being mindful of improving my daughter’s overall development by taking the initiative in organizing & booking activities that motivate, encourage, stimulate and engage her in a wide variety of activities e.g. reading, writing, arithmetic, colour, threading, jigsaws, painting, drawing arts and crafts, cutting out shapes, outdoor sports and physical activity etc

Candidate qualities

• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Experience with working with people with special needs and challenging behavior is essential and you would need to be able to learn and adapt to my daughter’s individual needs
• Knowledge of Makaton/Signalong is useful but not essential
• Have confidence to deal with any challenging behaviour in a calm, consistent and compassionate way using strategies.
• Patient and tolerant, self-controlled and calm when under pressure.

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

Notes

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Baring Service check if required.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9