Personal Care Assistant

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Job Reference: LIN17225HBAH1

Contract Type: Permanent

Hourly Rate of pay: £12.21

Hours per week: 5

To apply, follow the link provided and fill out an application form or forward your CV to parecruitment@penderelstrust.org.uk (Please include the job reference number: LIN17225HBAH1 to your email if submitting via email)

About the Employer

32 year old woman, generally positive outlook on life in spite of the challenges. Determined to recover as much as possible and regain as much independence as possible, no matter how long that may take. I am relatively talkative and easygoing, however my mobility issues and associated pain can limit how long I can actively engage for. Hoping to find someone who can add some additional support with the day to day on weekends.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Mobility / Physical

Other relevant information:

• The individual has allergies. Wheat Allergy, Dairy Intolerance. 
• The individual keeps pets in the home.1 Cat.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• 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 to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Able to push a transit wheelchair and lift it into their car, general support with day to day living , may need some assistance getting into bed on very bad days or if there has been a fall, etc.

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.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• There may be some possibility for occasional extra hours to cover for when the other carer goes on annual leave or has to take sick leave.

When you are Required:

Hours per week: 5

• Saturday,
• Sunday,

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.