Personal Assistant/Support worker for my 17 year old son

Ref: NDS8606

Location: Chichester

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Details

This role is to support a Child

Drivers licence required: Yes

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

10.5 hours per week.

Hourly pay rate:

£12.21 per hour.

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I am looking for a friendly and chatty Personal Assistant/Support worker for my 17-year-old son, to get him out and about and develop his independence, whilst keeping him safe.

My son has Quadriplegic Mixed Cerebral Palsy and drives a powered wheelchair. He has a feeding tube and a sheath catheter. He is a character and has a wicked, and very dry sense of humour. He loves WWE and good old classic comedies like Only Fools and Horses, Dads Army, One Foot in the Grave and enjoys a quiz show too.

He also loves visiting places such as the Weald and Downland Museum, and other outside spaces.

The role will involve going on trips to places of interest, using our mobility car with rear access ramp to get there. He will need support with his money, learning how to pay for items or activities. When the support is at home, you will participate in activities linked to his interests.

If you are passionate about supporting others, please apply, we would love to meet you.

Duties include:

Eating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Clinical tasks
Transportation
Companionship
Dressing / undressing

Support with getting in and out of the wheelchair if required.
Access social and leisure activities e.g. museums, spaces outside.
Support to bank cards to make payment and consider budgeting.
Driving our mobility car to access the community

Candidate qualities:

Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good timekeeping
Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
Hygienic, tidy and well organised
Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
Honest and cheerful
Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
Must be comfortable with pets
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Experience of PEG feeding is useful or a willingness to learn and have training is required

Notes:

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9