Job Description

PA for a teenager- 4 Hours Per Week -LS8- summer time extra hours

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Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: d7464ede

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Job title: Personal assistant (PA)

Reporting to: Myassar

Location: Gipton

Job purpose:

To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable/assist the employer/person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.

About the employer:

Service User is a 15 years old boy. He's very social and likes to chat about what happened during his day at school. He likes fast cars, buses and school. His hobbies are watching fast cars on TV, he likes to play on his tablet and he likes having a drive around in the car or bus. He has a pet lovebird that he likes very much. Service User can't support himself with simple things like simple hygiene or feeding himself. That's because his right arm is amputated and the left one doesn't work. Which is in a cast. He has congenital insensitivity to pain - hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 4. He has issues with temperature control. He has a mild learning disability. He has had a surgery on his hip which made him lose the ability to walk so he has to stay on a wheelchair to move around. He often stays in the hospital as an inpatient. He needs someone to stay with him during the day or night.

Main duties:

Personal care and hygiene. Support using the toilet Accessing social activities Feeding Performing exercises/physiotherapy.


Type of person that you are looking for:

Honest, reliable, understanding, punctual, respectful, non-judgemental, have the ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality and diversity and has a good sense of humour. Someone with an understanding of Ahmad's condition. Female and Male applicants.


Skills, qualifications and experience:Nursing qualification Confidentiality Good at building relationships Good communicator A good listener Time management Patience Respect people's dignity Ability to support people with behaviors which challenge.

Key Responsibilities

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Services

Personal Care Social + Leisure activities

Training

Essential PA Guide Safeguarding Adults/Children Moving & Handling Understanding challenging behaviour Food Hygiene First Aid Hand hygiene

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com