Female Personal Care Assistant - Wakefield
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About the Employer:
I have cerebral palsy and I am wheelchair dependent outside the home and use crutches at home and therefore require a female PA to assist me with all aspects of daily living. Must like cats. Driver preferable.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
- Mobility / Physical
The employer's hobbies and interests:
- Arts & Crafts
- Getting out and about
Other relevant information:
- The individual keeps pets in the home - A Cat.
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, 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.
- Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
- Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
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 work as part of a team.
- 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 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.
- Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
When you are Required:
Specific days/times required:
Hours per week: 8 hours- Monday, 5pm to 5.30pm
- Tuesday, 5pm to 5.30pm
- Wednesday, 5pm to 5.30pm
- Thursday, 5pm to 5.30pm
- Friday, 5pm to 5.30pm
- Saturday, 8am to 1pm and 5pm to 5.30pm