About the Employer

I am looking for a personal assistant for my son. He has cerebral palsy and is hearing impaired. I am wanting a personal assistant to work with him fortnightly for 6 hours on a Saturday in term time and a Monday or Wednesday in school holidays. Your role will be to support him in the community or at home to do activities that interest him. My son is a very happy, sociable boy with a great personality. He is creative and loves crafts, games and socialising. This role will be perfect for someone that genuinely enjoys working with children and helping them to have fun and become independent. Experience is preferred but personality, attitude and the ability to build positive relationships are just as important.

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical • Vision• Hearing • Cognitive / Learning

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Other relevant information

• The individual keeps pets in the home.One dog..

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

To be comfortable supporting someone who is a wheelchair user. Occasional hoist use. Some personal care will be required around toileting.>

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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.

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).

Transport Requirement

Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle, for insurance purpose you must be

25.

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.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• 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.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.


Fun and interacting. Your communication and body language will be important in this role.

Required Training

Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.

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Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.