VOG819 Personal Assistant

Dewis Centre for Independent Living; Barry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support organization is looking for a part-time Personal Assistant in Barry, UK, to assist a caring child with various tasks at home and in the community. Applicants need to be patient, reliable, and a driver with a valid vehicle and insurance. The role includes responsibilities like helping with meals, attending the cinema, and ensuring safety. Pay is £15/hour plus travel expenses.

Qualifications

• A driver with access to your own vehicle and business class insurance is essential.
• Must have a dependable and reliable character.
• Experience in caring for children with special needs is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist Meem with eating and drinking.
• Help with changing pads.
• Sit with Meem for reading and watching TV.
• Take Meem out for food and cinema.
• Ensure Meem's safety at all times.

Skills

Patience

Sense of humour

Knowledge of movies

Reliability

Job description

Overview

Personal Assistant (Part-Time)

About Meem

Emelene (Meem) is a popular, happy and caring child. She was born with ACC, which means that the part of her brain that connects the two sides of her brain is missing; this results in global development delay and limited mobility. Meem is very chatty and has a great sense of humor; she enjoys watching movies and searching on YouTube for her favourite characters. Her preferred foods include chips with mayonnaise and spaghetti Bolognese; McDonalds is a favourite occasional treat. Meem is currently not able to use the toilet and uses pads. She sometimes needs help eating and drinking, though she often prefers to do these tasks herself. She uses a wheelchair to move about, except at home where she’s more confident walking short distances.

She likes to talk and interact with everyone, including strangers, so care needs to be taken with interaction level and appropriateness—she is affectionate and often asks for cuddles/kisses, which should be discouraged except with family and close friends. She is not keen on hair touching or being fussed over, teased, or exposed to sarcasm as she does not understand it. She enjoys chatting but can be difficult to understand, so patience is important. Meem also has epilepsy, which is well controlled.

Hours of Work

There are 6 hours per month available, working 2 x 3 hour sessions at the weekend.

Purpose of the Job

We are looking for a Personal Assistant (PA) to help and support me with tasks at home and to go out into the community, ensuring my safety. Meem loves reading books and watching movies. A trip to the cinema to see the latest Disney film with a visit to McDonalds is her idea of the best day out. She’s less keen on noisy and enclosed environments and is a proper home-bird who enjoys reading or watching TV.

Rate of Pay

£15 per hour plus 40p per mile where applicable.

Tasks

• Helping Meem to eat/drink
• Helping to change pad
• Sitting with Meem and reading books, watching film/TV
• Taking Meem out for food and/or to the cinema
• Ensuring Meem’s safety at all times

Type of Person Required

• A driver with access to your own vehicle and business class insurance is essential (expenses are paid by arrangement)
• Someone who is patient and has a sense of humour
• Someone with knowledge of movies
• A person who is dependable, reliable and arrives on time

About the Job / Recruitment Details

The post is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Disclosure (Police Check) which will need to be carried out before employment can commence. The cost of this will be met by the employer (Local Authority).

The relevant checks will be carried out to ensure any applicant has the right to work in the UK before you start work. Though a part-time job, this will be a proper job requiring a National Insurance number to be submitted. A trial period will be necessary in the first instance. The salary will be paid on a four-weekly basis (around the 5th of the month) and appropriate holiday pay given.

Please Note: Dewis Centre for Independent Living is acting on behalf of a third party and will not be your employer, or be liable for any issues arising out of your employment should you be offered employment.