Job Title: Personal Assistant/Support Worker

Location: Crawley

Hourly rate: £14.00

Reference: LR7539

Hours/shifts: 4 hours per week. During term time worked on either a Friday evening or a Saturday or Sunday; during school holidays there is flexibility when the hours are worked during the week instead of the weekend. There may be additional hours available during school holidays (days & shift times to be arranged by mutual agreement). Job share available

Summary

My lovely 9 year old son is a happy, active and clever boy who enjoys a wide range of activities.

He has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and uses a manual wheelchair as he can fatigue easily.

He has great communication skills and is engaging.

We are looking for a reliable PA to support my son during activities he enjoys such as swimming, cycling, bowling and building lego sets.

Duties will include some personal care and manual wheelchair handling.

• Other Requirements

• Must have a full UK driving licence

• Must have access to own vehicle

• Non-smoker preferred or someone who is willing to refrain from smoking during work hours due to my sons condition and the impact it will have on his health

• 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

Personal Care:

• Ensure my son and his environment are safe, clean and hygienic.

• Assist my son to get dressed for relevant activities eg: when going swimming.

• He must be supervised at all mealtimes and carry out any other reasonable care tasks

Social:

• Accompanying my son on trips out (swimming, bowling, parks, cycling) keeping his safe.

• The above duties will involve driving our son in the PA’s car, lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car, pushing my son’s wheelchair when out.

• On days our son is too fatigued to go out then keeping him safe and engaging in calm activities at home.

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• Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

Respectful to the employers privacy and ensuring all information is kept confidential

Experienced in working with children in a similar capacity

Honest and reliable with excellent timekeeping

Able to both follow instructions and work on their own initiative

Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Patient and has excellent interpersonal skills

Must be able to both speak and read English to a high standard

Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom

Full clean UK driving license (no previous prosecutions or impending )with business Insurance for your vehicle.

• 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