Personal Care Assistant

**Part-time Care Assistants required (male and female carers needed) to support a severely (physically) disabled woman in the Crosby, Liverpool L23 area.

The job will consist of providing personal care, meeting the individual’s complex needs and supporting the individual with their social/domestic activities.

All aspects of personal care work involved.

Must be caring, enthusiastic, patient, reliable, flexible, willing to learn and have a positive attitude.

There are no formal qualifications for this role, as all relevant training will be provided.

16 hours per week, based on a 7 day rota system (with the potential/future option of increasing the number of hours).

Annual leave per year pro rata.

More information can be found in the detailed job description

**Personal Care Assistant - Job Description**

**Nature of** **the Job**

The Personal Care Assistant’s role is to provide a good quality of personal care, in accordance to the individual’s specified requirements and support the individual with their social and domestic activities, both in the home and out and about, as detailed within this job description.

Personal Care Assistants should appreciate that good communication is vital to understanding the needs of the Employer and the tasks and responsibilities expected of the Personal Care Assistant may vary from time to time to meet the needs of the individual.

**Day-to-Day Support**

1. Carry out all aspects of personal care according to the individual’s specified requirements

2. Understanding how being in constant spasm and pain affects the individual and the importance of carrying out manual handling/lifting in a safe and efficient manner

3. Understanding how the individual communicates

4. Supporting the individual to go out and about

5. Accompanying to appointments and social meetings

6. Enabling the individual to carry out any chosen activity, whether inside or outside their home, by carrying out any other requests which they may reasonably make

7. Assisting with other daily tasks as and when required

**General Tasks**
- Keep office/bedroom, wheelchair, toilet chair and other equipment clean and tidy
- Maintaining the equipment, checking it’s working, tight and not damaged
- Setting up computers and associated equipment
- Assisting with computer related tasks i.e. typing, moving the mouse, putting discs in/out and putting paper in printer etc.
- Assisting with the organisation of cupboards and files
- Putting CDs in CD player and cleaning them
- Carrying communication aid/laptop around and keeping them safe/clean while out

**Personal Care Support**
- Support with all aspects of personal care as required by the individual including washing, bathing, dressing, toileting, cleaning teeth, combing hair, feeding, drinking, cleaning glasses etc.
- Assisting with moving, manual lifting and handling in/out of various equipment
- Carrying out daily physiotherapy and stretches
- Making sure the individual is in the right position in wheelchair, toilet chair and in the sling when used
- Making sure the individual is comfortable/presentable

**Health Care Tasks**
- Checking skin for potential pressure sores
- Dressing feet with lint and gel products
- Preventing/removing hard skin
- Cut and file nails
- Administer medication

**Training**

The training is tailored to the individual's specified needs.

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

**Training**
- Moving & Handling
- Food Hygiene
- First Aid
- Hand hygiene

**Medical**
- Safe Administration of Medication
- Continence Care