Personal Care Assistant

Penderels Trust; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local family in need of support is looking for a personal assistant to help their teenage son with down syndrome, autism, and epilepsy. The role requires assistance with personal care, transportation, and encouraging socialization. The candidate must be a reliable driver with a flexible schedule, offering 6 hours during term time and 8 hours in school holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be a car driver and have access to a car with business insurance.
• Experience in childcare or special needs is essential.
• Relevant epilepsy qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care including toileting and bathing.
• Support to access social activities and sports.
• Encourage friendships and independence.
• Drive the individual to after school club and leisure activities.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Punctuality

Empathy

Experience with special needs

Job description

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About the Employer

I am mum to a teenage boy who has down syndrome, autism and epilepsy. He is peg fed and non verbal. We are looking for a PA to work on a Tuesday after school for 3 hours and a Sunday for 3 hours. There will be 8 hours per week in total during school holidays.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Cognitive / Learning
• Invisible
• Down syndrome, autism and epilepsy

The employer's hobbies and interests:

• Visiting parks and local leisure facilities.
• Trampolining centres.
• After school club

Other relevant information:

• The individual keeps pets in the home.2 dogs.

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.
• Take client to after school club on a Tuesday and to a leisure activity on a Sunday.
• PA must drive and have access to a car.
• A nappy change might be required while out.

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 and car owner – must have business insurance.

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.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.

Required Training:

Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.

• Epilepsy. PA must already hold relevant qualification.

When you are Required:

Hours per week: 6 hours term time & 8 hours in school holidays.

Days and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview