Personal Assistants/Support workers
Ref: DP8024
Location: Worthing
Details
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Hours per week:
Term time: Tuesdays 2.30pm to 4.30pm. College Holidays: one to two days per week. 9.00am to 4.30pm. One evening /Saturday for up to 6 hours. Holiday and Sickness cover.
Hourly pay rate:
£12 per hour + mileage expenses @45p per mile
Are you a creative person with full of energy?
Would you like a role that makes you smile every day?
Would you like to be part of a small team of PAs?
Then this might be the role of you. Lottie, our daughter, is 20 and loves to live her life to the fullest. Having Downs Syndrome does not change the emotional ups and downs she experiences as typical teen heading into adulthood. But after her morning coffee she is ready to go!
Lottie is super bubbly, easy going and so much fun to be around. She loves sailing, going to the theatre and cinema, swimming and going out to lunch with her mates. If you like having your make up done, she would jump at the chance to make you over (She is a bit of an expert at this- I promise!).
At 4ft 7, Lottie’s height can be restricting and seeing things from her point of view will help her overcome the barriers she faces.
Lottie is looking for PAs who can connect with her at her 20-year-old level and support her to make decisions in her everyday life. There will be chilled days, making lunch together, watching a film and being creative and busy days, getting out and experiencing what the world has to offer. Along the way there will be lots of laughter!
If you can drive and have a car this would be useful, but it’s not essential as getting out on public transport can be part of the adventure.
Duties include:
Personal Care:
- Minimal support to carry out some personal care tasks –e.g. turning the button on shower as she cannot reach.
- Occasional support with toileting
- Helping with other aspects of personal care as required, for example assisting Lottie to get changed at swimming pool/dry hair as she cannot reach.
Social:
- Going on social and leisure activities e.g. cinema, swimming, dance classes
- Accompanying and assisting Lottie on shopping trips and helping her make informed decisions about what to buy.
- Supporting activities throughout to ensure she is safe.
- On days at home, supporting with everyday activities e.g. making lunch, watching films, being creative
- Expanding Lottie’s horizons by encouraging her to try new activities/experiences/ creative ways to spend the day
- Actively look for other meaningful activities that Lottie might enjoy or link to her interests.
- Incorporating exercise/activeness into everyday activities e.g walks, walking to an activity rather than driving.
- Keeping Lottie safe when out and about e.g. road safety, public transport.
- The above duties will involve driving Lottie in your car and/or accessing public transport.
Wellbeing tasks:
- Develop a trusting relationship with Lottie through social interaction and getting to know what makes Lottie tick.
Candidate qualities:
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
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
