PA for a young woman in Horstead @ £15.p/h+ONS £61.50 p/n.

3 days ago


Norwich, United Kingdom UKCIL Ltd Full time

PA for a young woman in Horstead @ £15.p/h+ONS £61.50 p/n. - NORWICH - NR12

Job Purpose:

To support a young woman with a learning disability to access social activities and continue developing her independence skills.

Location:

Horstead, NR12.

Details:

S is an active 28-year-old lady with a good sense of humour, who enjoys activities typical of those in her age group such as swimming, eating out, music and dance. S has learning difficulties associated with Down’s Syndrome and lives in an independent living setting within the family home.

Your role will be to support S to access meaningful employment/volunteering opportunities and social activities outside of her home, and to provide overnight support to S in order to give her Mum some respite.

Responsibilities:
  • Supporting S to access meaningful volunteering/employment opportunities for S to continue developing her employability and work experience.
  • Ensuring clear behavioural boundaries with S, before establishing a friendship.
  • Supporting S to identify and access social activities and events of interest to her, including socialising with friends, in a safe and structured environment.
  • Helping S continue developing her independence skills for adult life, such as cooking and domestic chores.
  • Ensuring S’s safety at all times when out and about in the community, e.g. road safety awareness, handling money in public or speaking to strangers, and when at home, e.g. when using cooking appliances.
  • Prompting S to attend to aspects of her personal care.
  • Providing overnight support to S in her own home, which involves assisting S with her bedtime and morning routine and assisting her if she needs support during the night, which is generally only if she feels unwell. You can usually expect not to be disturbed during the night.
  • Providing general support around the home such as helping S feed the dogs and let them out into the garden.
  • Any other reasonable duties as required.
Person Specification:

Listed below are the skills, competencies and qualities that are essential and desirable for the post. My assessment of these, both on application and at interview, will be the main factor in determining if you are successful. Please refer to these when submitting your application.

Essential:
  • Car owner/driver with appropriate business use insurance.
  • Must be female due to personal care aspect of role.
  • An ability to understand when to step forward and when to step back as required to enable S to develop her independence.
  • Similar interests with a willingness to partake in activities appropriate to a 28-year-old lady.
  • Happy to work around dogs and cats.
Summary Terms and Conditions:
  • The rate of pay for this position is £15 per hour and £55 per sleep-in night (10pm-8am).
  • You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role, including mileage at 45p per mile.
  • Hours and times of work: 4 hours minimum on a Tuesday, with some other days and overnights available.
  • The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.
This Post is Subject to:
  • A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.
  • Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.
  • Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months.
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