Personal Assistant (Bank – zero-hour contract) CILR/Dorset/040925

Compass Independent Living; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive living organization in Weymouth is looking for a Personal Assistant to assist a child with severe learning disabilities and additional complex needs. The role involves promoting independence through daily living skills and requires patience, good communication, and listening skills. This position allows for some tasks to be performed unsupervised, emphasizing the need for understanding and adapting to the child’s individual requirements.

Qualifications

• Ability to support a young person with complex needs.
• Experience in providing assistance in daily living skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to understand needs and wishes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living tasks to promote independence.
• Listen to the child’s and family's instructions.
• Carry out tasks unsupervised based on prior expression of needs.

Skills

Patience

Good communication skills

Listening skills

Job description

Overview

The Role: The aim of the job is to aid assistance and support to the employer’s child who has a severe learning disability, epilepsy, autism, HNRNPU and associated complex needs. A Personal Assistant is employed to help me live my life with as much independence as possible; getting the right assistance when I need it allows me to do this. Help and encouragement with Independent Living Skills e.g. brushing my teeth will promote my independence and give me the chance to reach my full potential. A Personal Assistant will enable me to do this by getting to know me, listening to what I and my family want and following their instructions. It is therefore vital that an employee has patience along with good communication and listening skills. A Personal Assistant should be able to handle the tasks of working with a complex young person. The job involves assistance with a variety of tasks. Like most people, my day varies so it is difficult to list every task that is expected of a Personal Assistant. After a period of familiarisation with the duties, carrying out the tasks described below effectively, will often require the post holder to make judgements based on my needs and wishes expressed some time prior. As such, some aspects of the post may be carried out unsupervised.