Female Personal Assistant

About The Employer

Female personal assistant wanted to assist a woman with cerebral palsy. She is a full‑time power chair user for her independence and is looking for a new PA to join our small, friendly and active team to enable this to continue. She enjoys an active lifestyle, including trips to the gym, swimming, horse riding, and volunteering. Although she copes well with a daily scheduled routine, she can become extremely anxious at times, so someone with a good understanding of this would be beneficial.

A full, clean driving licence is essential for this role. The role will involve sleep‑ins on a flexible basis. Must be animal friendly due to work with horses. This role includes four sleep‑in nights per month.

• Mobility / Physical
• Cerebral Palsy

• Swimming
• Volunteering
• Horse riding

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support and/or prompt with personal care, which may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, and getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• 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 and participation in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one‑to‑one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.

Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as shifts may start before and or after 10pm.

The individual's 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).

Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle. For insurance purposes you must be 25.

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• Be able to work on your own initiative.
• Work as part of a team.
• 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.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employer’s 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.

Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.

Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.

Specific days/times required:

Hours per week: 12 hours

• Wednesday, 7am to 9.30am
• Thursday, 4.30pm to 9.30pm
• Sunday, 3pm to 8pm

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.