Job Title: Personal Assistant

Location: Lewes

Hourly rate: £10.45

Reference: MV216

Hours/shifts: 4 hours a week at weekends with more available during school holidays

Summary

Looking for a PA to help with my 13 year old daughter who has profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). She will need help with physio activities, communication aids, play therapy, eating, drinking and having fun. Going out in the community in her wheelchair would be great too. My daughter is a fun loving, happy, easy going and content girl. Even though she is non verbal she can communicate her needs. She’s always happy.

Experience with PMLD children essential.

4 hours a week during weekends.

Times to suit, not every weekend necessary.

More hours available during school holidays.

Other Requirements

• "Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9."

• Non smoker required due to medical reasons

• Other :

All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

Description

Typical duties

Domestic -

Preparing drinks, snacks and meals.

Shopping

Personal Care:

Assistance with applying cream

Dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fastenings

Transferring with use of a hoist

Helping with other aspects of personal care as required, for example assisting employer to get changed at swimming pool/gym.

Getting in and out of the wheelchair ('transferring')

Mealtimes e.g. cutting up food, assistance to eat

Physiotherapy exercises

Social:

Accompanying and assisting employer on shopping trips when required

Accompany employer when accessing social and leisure activities e.g. (clubs, classes, library, gym etc)

Accompanying employer to doctors/hospital appointments when required

Accompany to therapy appointments or support groups.

Accompanying when clothes-buying, including help with un/dressing and lifting clothes on/off the rails.

Occasional longer journeys

Accompanying on trips out e.g. (Cinema, pub, days out)

Accompanying on social events or meetings e.g. (Visiting family and friends, family occasions)

The above duties will involve driving the employer in the PA’s car

Whilst on duty at the employer’s home watching TV and assisting with craft activities

Lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car, pushing the employer’s manual wheelchair when out.

Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

Female * due to personal care needs

Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the work place

Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality

Reliable with good time-keeping

Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills

Honest and cheerful

Creative

Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom

Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety

Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives