Personal Care Assistant

3 weeks ago


Chesterfield, United Kingdom Penderels Trust Full time

**Job Reference No. DER14278AM1**

**About the Employer**

I am a 57 year-old, male, brain injury survivor. I live by myself and I am looking for a Personal Assistant to help motivate me to live independently and engage with the wider community. I am chatty, enjoy walking and discussing tv, film and books.

**Employer Disability and Health Conditions**
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Vision

Other conditions include: I have tunnel vision in my left eye, right eye is blurry. My short term memory can be poor and I can find it difficult to remember names or directions in new places.

Other relevant information
- The individual has allergies. Animal fur and feathers. Mild, I can be around animals

but not share a car with them.

**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.
- 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 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 managing paperwork & correspondence.
- Support with gardening.

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.

**Transport Requirement**

Car driver preferred but not essential.

**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.
- Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
- Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
- Have a lively personality.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 6 per week

**Salary**: £11.00 per hour

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 07/01/2023
Reference ID: DER14278AM1


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