Personal Care Assistant

Application

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17325

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Support required for a 21 year old male living at home who has autism, learning difficulties and genetic disorders. He needs someone to support with personal care and social inclusion including outdoor activities, going for bike rides, trips to shops, general entertainment. Mileage paid at 0.45p per mile when taking service user out.

Employer Disability and Health

Conditions:

• Cognitive / Learning

The employer's hobbies and interests:

• Bike rides
• RC cars
• Lego

Other relevant information:

• The individual has allergies.
• The individual keeps pets in the home. 1 cat and 1 dog.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

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).

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• 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 ride a bike.

Hours per week: 25 hours. Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.