Female Personal Care Assistant

3 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Disability North on behalf of end employer Full time

**Responsible to**:Direct Payment Employer

**Location**:Gosforth

**Pay Rate**: £13.30 per hour

**Hours per week**:3 hours per week (6 hours maximum if covering holidays or absence-when required)

**Nature of the job role**

To support a young woman in accessing her local community and enabling her independence. To build an individual relationship and assist her in managing a condition that fluctuates. This role will involve assisting the individual with meal preparation and household tasks.

**About Me.**

I currently have an interest in costume, têxtiles and the fashion industry and I have an interest in media and film studies. I am considering attending courses based on my interests in the future. I can be quite shy, so it is important that you are able to build rapport and be patient and understanding. This will enable me to build up my confidence. I would, one day, like to go to study, live independently and travel to different places.

I live with chronic and energy limiting neuro immune conditions ME/CFS, POTs and I am looking for someone with patience and understanding. Someone who can also act as peer support and a trusted advocate. Someone who will give gentle encouragement but with the ability to understand the need I have to conserve energy. It would be good if we shared the same interests in design, drama, fashion, and film.

**Main Duties**
- To plan activities with me on a weekly basis, considering how I may be feeling at the time
- Support me in accessing my local community or events, I may want to go to the cinema or to town or to a show.
- Ensure my safety at all times enable me to develop confidence in socialising, travelling and being part of my local community
- Work alongside my family and have a flexible approach to your work
- Enable me to plan and set goals
- Support me to develop my independent travel skills and life skills
- Support me in preparing meals, or preparing meals for me
- Assist me, when required, to carry out personal care tasks
- Support my personal hygiene, if I am particularly unwell, I will need you to prompt me and help me. It is extremely important I conserve my energy and I will prioritise what I do
- On days where I am feeling very unwell, I will not be able to go out of the house. On these days, please visit and provide me with a drink and a snack and ensure my safety
- Communication with my mum will be essential in the role

**Person Specification - Personal Assistant**

To be my Personal Assistant you should:

- Have a positive attitude towards disabled people
- Have an understanding of ME and severe ME
- Be patient
- Be enthusiastic about your work
- Be reliable
- Be motivated
- Be on time and take pride in punctuality
- Be able to accept responsibility
- Have and use your own initiative and common sense
- Be clean, tidy and have excellent hygiene
- Be prepared to be trained
- Be willing to work under my direction and instruction
- Be willing to work in a family setting around other young people
- Be confident
- Be comfortable in the use of the internet, social media, blogs, You Tube etc.
- Be comfortable asking questions if you are not sure
- Know how to follow a confidentiality policy
- Not smoke whilst you are at work
- Have a full UK Driving Licence/use of transport

You do not need any formal qualifications to do this job. All the training that is needed to be able undertake the role will be provided.

It is far more important that we find the right person for the role regardless of prior experience or training.

What is of paramount importance is that you have the skills abilities and personality traits listed in the person specification.

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 - 4.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £13.30 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Female Personal Assistant - CLNCL

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