Personal Care Assistant

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care (toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed).
• Support the individual 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 and participation in activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one-to-one working relationship.
• The individual's needs may vary from day to day, and tasks may reflect this.
• Ensure the safety of the individual at all times; report accidents, defects and hazards promptly.

• Car driver preferred but not essential.
• Work on own initiative.
• Good listening skills; provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Previous caring experience essential.
• Flexibility an advantage as hours may be variable.
• Lively personality.
• Experience working with adults with Autism, including non-verbal and physically aggressive individuals.
• Successful candidates must undertake any necessary training;
  First Aid – must already hold relevant qualification; training desirable but not essential.

Personal Assistant required, potentially for a job share, to support an Autistic gentleman to access the community and attend services.