Personal Care Assistant for a Woman Avg 8.7 HR/week

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom UKCIL Full time

**I am looking for a calm and empathetic person to join my small team as a personal assistant (PA).
- I am a 34-year-old woman who lives with her husband and cat. I enjoy swimming, sewing, and playing chess. I work full time from home as a data analyst.
- I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, dysautonomia, and suspected autism. I have chronic pain and fatigue, and frequent injuries. My mobility is limited, and I use a wheelchair outdoors.
- Experience of care work is preferred but not essential as full training will be provided. For me, it’s more important to recruit someone who’s the right type of person.
- I have
**three key values** that I look for in PAs:

- reliable and trustworthy
- celebrates diversity
- a willingness to learn

If you can empower me to be more independent, respect my right to make my own decisions about how I want to be cared for, and are willing to learn new skills, I’d like to hear from you
- Daily tasks will include helping me to get washed and dressed, assisting with household tasks, and supporting me to access the community.
- Morning, evening, and weekend hours are available, for more details, please see the job description.

**Main duties**:
**Social duties**, support to:

- keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
- go swimming
- enjoy trips out at the weekends (e.g., museums, cinema, shopping)

**Personal care**, support with:

- showering
- shaving
- washing and drying hair
- dressing

**Domestic duties**, support with:

- unpacking grocery deliveries
- cooking and preparing nutritious meals and snacks
- light tidying/cleaning
- changing linen
- laundry
- loading and unloading dishwasher

These duties may vary from day-to-day.

**Type of person that I am looking for**:
**Values**
- celebrates diversity
- empathetic
- good in a crisis
- calm energy
- punctual
- able to work alone
- willingness to learn
- reliable and trustworthy

**Specific requirements**
- happy to work in environment with cat(s)
- can provide emotional support and support with pacing

**What you can expect to receive**:

- Full training will be given, including support to access additional relevant training opportunities where desired
- Full induction will be provided
- Regular supervision
- 5.6 weeks holiday pro-rata

**Hours of work**:

- PA support is needed for the following hours:

- 1.5hrs Sun 0730-0900
- 5hrs Saturday Mornings 0730-1230
- 11 x 1.5hrs Sat/ Sun Evenings (1730 - 1900) on a 26-week rota basis to match my husband’s night shifts
- 10 x additional 4hrs on Sundays on a 26-week rota basis to match my husband’s Sunday shifts
- Additional flexible hours to be mutually agreed

Support averages 8.7hrs per week.

**Rate of pay: £10.50 per hour Mon
- Fri and £13.07 per hour Sat & Sun**:
**Skills, qualifications and experience**:
**Essential**:
Clean driving licence
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- Able to work independently (once training has been provided)
- Punctual
- Able to push a manual wheelchair (including up hills)
- Willingness to learn
- Non-smoker

**Preferred**:
Good communicator
Likes cats
- A good listener
- Car and appropriate insurance
- Able to swim
- Enjoys cooking

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Services**
- Meal Preparation
- Personal Care
- Domestic Care
- Social + Leisure activities
- Support to remain independent

**Training**
- Essential PA Guide
- Food Hygiene
- First Aid
- Hand hygiene
- Autism / Aspergers

**Transportation**
- Full UK driving license


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