Personal Care Assistant
Penderels Trust , Scredington, Lincolnshire
Personal Care Assistant
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Penderels Trust , Scredington, Lincolnshire
- Part time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 3 days ago, 12 Jun | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 4a3634b8a4a14e3a8639ccbcd67b4f93
Location ref: Scredington, Lincolnshire
Full Job Description
- Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
- Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
- 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.
- Take to football matches when available. Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication. 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. Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered). Transport Requirement: Car driver and car owner - must have business insurance.
- 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 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.
- Have a lively personality.
Gentleman with brain injury requires personal assistant to support with every day activities. Including cooking shopping medication and social activities Hours for weekend are one in four and on a rota to be discussed at interview.
Monday, 9am to 5:30pm - Saturday, 9am to 5:30 pm once per month
- Sunday, 9am to 5:30pm once per month
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/personal-care-assistant-126971032