PA For 4 Hours PW- LS11

UKCIL Ltd.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd is seeking a PA in LS11, Leeds, for 4 hours per week during term time and 8 hours per week in school holidays. Role involves assisting with social activities, personal care and domestic support to help the service user live independently.

Applicants should be patient, reliable, non-judgemental and able to travel as required. The role emphasizes safeguarding, confidentiality, and building trusting relationships, with suitability influenced by experience with FASD and a caring, humorous

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driving licence.
• Car and appropriate insurance required.
• Respect privacy and confidentiality in handling personal information.
• Ability to build trust and positive relationships.
• Knowledge or experience of FASD is desirable.
• Good communication skills with carerecipients and families.
• Pets-friendly and comfortable around dogs and animals.
• Active listening and thoughtful, non-judgemental approach.
• Ability to support individuals with challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Social duties: socialise with family and attend medical appointments.
• Assist with hobbies and outings, e.g. cinema, parks, libraries.
• Personal care support including bathing, showering and hair care.
• Domestic support: grocery shopping, cooking and handling payments.
• Flexibility to adapt duties as needs change day-to-day.

Skills

Driving licence

Car and insurance

Confidentiality

Relationship building

FASD knowledge

Communication

Pets friendly

Good listener

Managing challenging behaviour

Job description

PA For 4 Hours PW- LS11 - Leeds - LS11

To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable/assist the employer/person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.

Service user has special needs and (FASD) fetal alcohol syndrome disorder, and this can affect her behaviour and mood. Service user has a doll that she likes to have with her which provides her comfort. Behaviour can be challenging at time mostly when told no or given instructions. Service user can be calmed down by being distracted with words of encouragement or suggesting a different activity.

She Enjoys participating in activities and helping people. Service user enjoys watching Youtube (supervision sometimes required), baking and going to the cinema. Loud noises can be sensitive for her at times such as motorbikes or football matches. Service user is funny and pleasant and loves to have a good chat about different topics. She may talk to a lot of people and doesn't realise stranger danger or may sometimes want to be around peers younger than her but does not realise the age gap so supervision Is important.

Service user would like support with understanding the value of money and how to use this appropriately and also to support with being in a social setting and general life skills to build on.

Main duties and responsibilities

Social duties

• socialise with family


• attend medical appointments


• hobbies such as the cinema, any dog events, arcades, bowling or going to white rose for a day out. Going to parks and libraries.


• pick up and drop of from college

Personal care

• support with bathing, showering, hair care.

Domestic support

• grocery shopping, cooking and understanding how to pay for items.

These duties may vary from day to day.

Looking for a PA who is

• Honest


• Reliable


• non-judgemental


• ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect


• flexible


• able to work alone


• positive


• willingness to travel


• understands equality and diversity


• has a good sense of humour.

Due to the nature of this role including medical/personal
care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.

Hours of work: 4 Hours per week term time & 8 hours per week during the school Holidays

Rate of pay: £12.40 per hour

Essential skills

• driving licence


• car and appropriate insurance


• confidentiality


• good at building relationships


• knowledge/ experience of FASD syndrome is desirable


• good communicator


• likes dogs or other pets


• a good listener


• ability to support people with behaviours which may challenging.