Location
Boston, Lincolnshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Please read the full advert to ensure you have all the relevant training / certification required for the role.
About the Employer
Happy and humorous young man seeks personal assistants for times when he is too poorly to attend college and when mum needs to go to work. My son requires two personal assistants to support him as and when required, at short notice for unknown amounts of time.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Mental Health
• Complex needs with learning disabilities, epilpsy and uses Makaton to communicate.
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home.
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 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.
• Support with gardening.
• Support with volunteering duties.
Due to the following requirements of the role, only candidates aged 25 or over should apply for this position:
• You will be required to administer medication.
• Shifts may start before and or after 10pm
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).
Lateral Flow Test Requirement:
Due to the nature of the work you’re applying for, you may be required to take a Lateral Flow Test (LFT) and upload the results online every day before you start work.
Transport Requirement:
Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle, for insurance purpose you must be 25.
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 essential.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• 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.
• Have a lively personality.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
Moving and Handling. PA must already hold relevant qualification.
First Aid. PA must already hold relevant qualification.
Epilepsy. PA must already hold relevant qualification.
Restraint Training, Rescue Medication for seizure trained and makaton trained is REQUIRED.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: As and when required
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
This position will require:
• Waking nights
• Sleep-ins
• Shift work
Job tags
Salary
£11.94 per hour
