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Compass Independent Living; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Independent Living Dorset seeks a dedicated Personal Assistant/Carer to support a 50-year-old man with Cerebral Palsy in his home. You will respond calmly to his requests, encourage communication, and respect his wishes when he cannot express them.

Your role includes staying close to him during shifts, providing daily personal care and incontinence support according to his routine, encouraging activities, and helping with meals.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care and patient support.
• Ability to follow routines and respect privacy.
• Good communication and patience.

Responsibilities

• Remain in sight to recognise verbal and non-verbal cues while respecting privacy.
• Provide daily intimate and personal care according to his routine, with incontinence support.
• Encourage participation in community activities as per his wishes.
• Prepare meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner as planned with Welfare Deputies.
• Keep daily records and administer medications if needed.
• Support independence and self-determination in his home, balancing help and encouragement.

Job description

PERSONAL ASSISTANT / CARER CILR/Dorset/060226

To join our small and friendly team, you will be supporting a 50-year-old man with Cerebral Palsy living in his purpose built extension. At times, he may become unable to adequately communicate all of his wishes and become frustrated. It is expected that his Personal Assistant will respond positively yet calmly to any request or instructions that he may be able to express for himself and to encourage constructive verbal exchange. But also become aware of his usual wishes and choices when he cannot communicate well and respect when he objects to something or is scared. To be aware that even if he is unable to make you understand at a particular time, he can still understand most of what is said. You will be given training, guidance and support from both his joint welfare deputies.

Main Duties

• To predominately remain in sight or close to him during a shift in order to recognise verbal and non-verbal communication promptly, whilst allowing him private time when it is clear he needs this.
• To work in a relaxed, quiet and professional manner, respectfully supporting him in his daily intimate and personal care according to his routine, expectations, needs with some incontinence management.
• To encourage and support his interests and happiness.
• To treat him with respect, to accept and support his right to moods/emotions.
• To support and encourage him to access community based activities within his wishes.
• As a team the goal is to enable him to lead a more fulfilling, independent and healthy lifestyle;
• Preparing and helping with meals — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (Meals to be planned ahead with Welfare Deputies).
• Keeping daily records and administer medication correctly if needed.
• To provide him with all the help he needs to enable him to maintain maximum independence and self-determination in his own home; balancing support and assistance with encouragement with tasks (within his wishes on a varying day to day basis) not simply do tasks for him. For example, preparing and presenting meals which he can eat himself at his own pace.

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