Personal Assistant; PA​/Support Worker-PUR

Personal Assistant (PA)/Support Worker

Job
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About the Direct Payment Holder Support for an easy going 19 year old who has a great sense humour and is a pleasure to be around. Z has a severe learning disability, genetic epilepsy (medication resistant) although daytime seizures are rare. Z also has hypermobility affecting his joints, he wears leg splints and can walk short distances though does tire easily.

Z loves college, in particular the bus ride there and back, has lots of friends and gets on well with his tutors. Z enjoys puzzles & books and being in the garden, his pets (a dog and a cat) are very important to him.

Hours:

£15 per hour. 5 – 16 hours per week. Short days would be 2.5 hours from 4.30pm. Short hours (after return from college) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, longer hours on Thursday.

Stretham

DBS/Checks Confirmation of DBS check. Right to Work and references will be needed.

• Support with personal care – managing toilet needs, helping him with snacks and drinks.
• Engage Z with activities he enjoys in the family home & garden.

• Kind, compassionate, and interactive & encouraging.
• Experience and training in first aid, manual handling, experience with epilepsy and seizures.
• Experience supporting others in the community with learning disabilities (not essential).
• Trustworthy & comfortable working in a family home environment while respecting the family’s privacy at all times.
• Motivated to develop and build trust & understanding in the role with Z and his parents.
• Comfortable around dogs and cats.
• Car owner/driver essential due to location.

Please send a CV (with 2 references) and a covering letter explaining why you would suit this role. Thank you.

* Sponsorship is not available for this role *

* No agencies please *