Personal Care Assistant

Penderels Trust; Essex; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Penderels Trust in Essex is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant to support a young person with special needs. The role involves assisting with personal care, transport to activities, and encouraging independence and social engagement.

You will help the individual access leisure activities, promote friendships, and build a trusted one-to-one relationship. DBS disclosure is required and costs are covered; the days are flexible to fit a 3-hour weekly schedule.

Qualifications

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy.
• Be able to work on own initiative.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential.
• Flexibility would be an advantage with variable hours.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care (e.g., toileting, showering, dressing).
• Support to get to and from school/work/activities.
• Support and/or prompt access to sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation and friendships.
• Develop a good and trusting one-to-one relationship.
• Carry out tasks as reasonably required; reflect varying daily needs.
• Report accidents or hazards promptly; ensure the safety of the individual.

Skills

Honesty

Confidentiality

Initiative

Patience

Active listening

Empathy

Caring

Flexibility

Self-motivated

Reliability

Job description

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About The Employer

PA required to support a young person who has special needs and communication difficulties. To accompany him to school and promote independence and social skills.

Employer Disability And Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning

The Employer's Hobbies And Interests

• Football
• Watching TV and films
• Games and cartoons on tablet

About The Role

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• 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.

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.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.

Specific days/times required: 3 hours available per week

• Monday,
• Tuesday,
• Wednesday,
• Thursday,
• Friday,

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