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Penderels Trust; Knottingley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Penderels Trust is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a gentleman with a spinal injury and fibromyalgia with daily living tasks, including personal care, meals, medication, shopping, and appointments. The role promotes independence and social activity.

Based in Knottingley, the position requires empathetic, reliable care with a flexible approach to daily needs and DBS disclosure; costs will be covered.

Qualifications

• Experience in assisting with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Ability to support with meal preparation and eating.
• Reliability and empathy in long-term caregiving.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care tasks (toileting, showering, dressing).
• Assist with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support with taking medications as required.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support to attend appointments (hospital/doctors).
• Help with grocery shopping and errands.
• Support with pet care where applicable.
• Assist with getting to and from activities and school/work.
• Encourage socialisation and participation in activities.

Skills

Personal care

Meal preparation

Medication support

Household tasks

Job description

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To apply, follow the link provided and fill out an application form or forward your application or CV to [e-mail] (Please include the job reference number: WAK17736EN2 to your email if submitting via email). Please note that by submitting your CV you are confirming that you have read and understand the terms of the privacy policy. (http://penderelstrust.org.uk/paPrivacy.php)

About the employer

PA wanted to assist a gentleman spinal injury and fibromyalgia with daily living tasks, three calls per day, seven days per week to be split between two carers.

Disability and health conditions:

• Mobility / Physical

Other relevant information:

• The individual is a smoker.
• The individual keeps pets in the home. 1 small dog.

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 and getting dressed.
• 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 with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• 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 individual's 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 and to report defects 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, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure. Costs will be covered.