Personal Care Assistant

Job description

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About the employer

Gentleman with brain injury requires personal assistant to support with every day activities. Including cooking shopping medication and social activities Hours for weekend are one in four and on a rota to be discussed at interview

Disability and health conditions:

Acquired Brain Injury

Hobbies and interests:

Watch tv and go to watch football

Gym

Go for coffee

About the role

Duties and responsibilities:

Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.

Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.

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 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.

Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.

Support with gardening.

Take to football matches when available.

Applicants must be aged 18 or over for this role as you will be required to administer medication.

The individual's 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 and to report defects 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, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure. Costs will be covered.