Personal Care Assistant

4 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Penderels Trust Full time

**About the Employer**

Personal assistant wanted to assist a young man with autism and ADHD with developing independence and going out.

**Employer Disability and Health Conditions**
- Cognitive / Learning
- Mental Health

Autism, ADHD, agoraphobia and anxiety

**The employer's hobbies and interests**:

- Cinema
- Video games

**Other relevant information**
- The individual keeps pets in the home,2 medium dogs.

**About the Role**

**Responsibilities**:

- Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
- Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
- 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.
- 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.

Lateral Flow Test Requirement

**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 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.
- 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.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £10.42 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sheffield, South Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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