Personal Care Assistant

Penderels Trust; Colchester; Presencial; GBP 12 000 - 17 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Penderels Trust in Colchester is seeking a personal assistant to support a quiet, well-mannered young man with autism with walks, activities, and local outings. No prior specialist training is required, but empathy, patience, and reliability are essential.

You will develop a trusting one-to-one relationship, encourage socialisation, and help him pursue interests such as model trains. DBS disclosure is required; a car driver is preferred but not essential.

Qualificações

• Be honest, reliable and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy; no social media misuse in relation to job role.
• Able to work on own initiative and follow instructions.
• Be patient, supportive and caring, with good listening skills.
• Empathetic and genuinely interested in supporting people with a disability/illness.

Responsabilidades

• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one-to-one working relationship.
• Encourage independence and support hobbies such as model trains.

Conhecimentos

Honesty

Confidentiality

Initiative

Follow instructions

Patience

Active listening

Empathy

Flexibility

Self-motivation

Disability support interest

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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

About The Employer

PA support for a quiet and well-mannered young man with autism to accompany him on walks around and about town and the local seaside. If the applicant has knowledge of trains, this is a bonus!

Employer Disability And Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning
• Anxiety

The Employer's Hobbies And Interests

• Trains and steam engines
• Walking outdoors & nature

About The Role

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Interested in building a model train and customising his trains; encourage independence.

The individuals 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

Car driver preferred but not essential.

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 able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Employer is happy to be flexible with PA's hours.

Hours per week: 2 hours per week initially to start

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.