About the Employer

Employer is a lady with multiple issues effecting her mobility including slipped disks in back and needs new knees also and struggles to move about easily making some house hold tsaks too hard for her now. She would also be grateful if someone could do a little meal prep for her alos as she cannot stand for long periods of time. She also struggles at times with her mental health feeling of low mood. She needs support to get out and about i the community now to socialise and get shopping etc she would need help with this

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical • Mental Health

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The employer's hobbies and interests:

• the DOGs

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Other relevant information

• The individual keeps pets in the home.2x large dogs excitable but friendly.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

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The individuals 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.

Transport Requirement

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• 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 employers needs on a daily basis.
• Have a lively personality.


Employer has asked if PA would consider taking her dog for a little walk at times as she is unable to do this anymore.