Personal Care Assistant

Penderels Trust; Tendring; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Penderels Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a compassionate care assistant to support a happy, active young man with ASD and allergies. Your role includes meal prep, medication prompts, errands, and social activities, with training provided and DBS check required.

Candidates aged 18+ with childcare or special needs experience, reliability, patience, and discretion are essential. Driving is preferred but not essential; 8 hours per week with flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Honesty, reliability and punctuality are essential.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy at all times.
• Ability to work on own initiative and follow instructions.
• Be patient, supportive and caring, with good listening skills.
• Demonstrate empathy and a non-judgemental approach.
• Experience in childcare or special needs is essential.
• Be flexible and able to adapt to daily needs.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality and positive outlook.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with cooking and meal preparation.
• Assist with taking medication as required.
• Help with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support attendance to appointments (hospital/doctor).
• Look after/care for pets in the home.
• Encourage participation in sports and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation and independence.
• Develop a trusting one-to-one working relationship.
• Teach cooking skills and maintain room tidiness.
• Administer Epipen or asthma pump when required.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Punctuality

Confidentiality

Initiative

Follow instructions

Patience

Listening skills

Empathy

Childcare / special needs experience

Flexible

Self-motivation

Lively personality

Job description

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About The Employer

Supportive and caring individual required to support a happy go lucky and active young man with ASD and allergies, but who enjoys his independence and can communicate effectively.

Employer Disability And Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical, hypermobility (weakness on joints)
• Hearing
• Cognitive / Learning
• Tourettes and tics

The Employer's Hobbies And Interests

• Military and Police
• Cycling
• Making things - crafts

Other Relevant Information

• The individual has allergies. Allergies requiring epipen administration and asthmatic.
• The individual keeps pets in the home: A Dog.

About The Role

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• 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.
• To assist with learning to cook and keeping his room tidy.
• Medication to be administered if Epipen required or asthma pump.

Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.

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 experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.

Required Training

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

• First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
• Trained to administer Epipen.
• Knowledge of Tourettes and tics may be an advantage but not necessary.

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview. 8hours available per week!