Job Description

ob title:

Personal assistant (PA)

Reporting to:

Elderly Female

Location:

Halifax

Job purpose:

To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable/assist the employer

who needs care and support to live their personal and social life

according to their wishes and interests.

About the employer:

The employer is an elderly, 94 years old female who likes reading,

company and social outings. She takes pride in her appearance and

wants to look her best at all times.

The employer is now frail and uses mobility aids and is an occasional

wheelchair user. The employer has been diagnosed with osteoporosis,

atrial fibrillation and heart failure and has been prescribed medication

which is provided in blister packs with a morning and evening dosage for

each day of the week. The employer also wears hearing aids for

deafness and glasses for vision. The employer has intermittent memory

problems associated with cognitive decline.

Main duties:

A framework Care and Daily Routine Plan is in place and maintained.

The Personal Assistant role is performed as part of a Care team and a

Lead Personal Assistant is in place. A Care Plan is in place. Duties are

performed in line with this Care Plan.

Social duties

:

? keep in touch and socialise with family and friends

? attend medical appointments

? attend personal care appointments for hair and nails

? attend dental and optician appointments

? go on shopping trips

? go on social outings

? facilitate people who attend the employer's home to carry out

necessary maintenance.

Personal care:

? support with showering, personal hygiene and dressing

? support with toiletting as required

? ensure safe transfers when moving Employer into and out of

furniture and other facilities

? ensure medication is taken at the correct times.

Sleepover Duties:

? ensure the Employer safely goes upstairs and assist getting into

bed and settled

? attend Employer if requested for help using the commode

? attend the Employer in the night support if requested or matress

pressure alarm is activated

Domestic duties:

? meal preparation

? making hot drinks

? grocery shopping

? laundry.

A gardener and cleaner are also employed.

Other:

? reporting of any changes in physical or mental health to the family

member on duty and other members of the care team

? reporting of any other concerns to family member on duty and

other members of the care team

? communication to other member of the Care team in order to

facilitate handovers and passing on of necessary information

related to care.

These duties may vary from day-to-day.

Person Specification:

?

Values

: kind, caring, honest, reliable, non-judgemental, ability to

build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible,

adaptable, easy going, and patient.

?

Specific requirements:

skills and experience in elderly care.

?

Other

: due to the nature of this role including medical/personal

care the potential employer will employ females only.

Skills, qualifications and experience:

Essential

:

? driving licence

? car and appropriate insurance

? Manual handling (formal training)

? First Aid (formal training)

? Safeguarding (formal training)

? confidentiality

? good communicator

? good listener.

Preferred

:

? computer literate

? ability to support people with behaviours which challenge.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 15.59-19.22 per hour

Expected hours: 14.5 - 30 per week

Benefits:

On-site parking
Work Location: In person