Female Personal Assistant (LG)

Job title: Female Personal Assistant (LG)

Reporting to: The Employer

Job purpose:

To assist with a variety of tasks which will assist the person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.

About the employer:

Our client is 22 years old, autistic and lives in Wolverhampton. She has low language and cognitive skills but is physically fit and generally content.

Our client is looking for a Personal Assistant who lives locally and has experience with managing and organising children and is aware of the challenges that autistic people can face.

• Encourage the client to socialise with family and friends
• Assist with managing type 1 diabetes
• Attend medical appointments with the family
• Go shopping and travel on buses, trains and trams
• Attend social events such as the cinema
• Accompany our client to the swimming baths

Personal care: Support with bathing/showering, teeth cleaning, dressing.

Domestic duties: Support with household tasks such as preparing meals for the client. Helping the client to use the dishwasher and washing machine with the client.

These duties may vary from day-to-day.

Type of person that you/they are looking for:

Values: Someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality & diversity.

Specific requirements: The successful applicant will understand autism and preferably previous care and support experience.

Other: Due to the nature of this role including personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.

Hours of work: 21-28 hours per week - over 3/4 days 08:30am - 15:30pm each day

Rate of pay: £14.25 per hour

Skills, qualifications, and experience

Confidentiality

Good at building relationships

Preferred

• Previous experience of working with individuals with autism
• A good listener
• Ability to support people with complex care needs.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS BASED IN CLAREGATE

Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.

This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.