Caring Personal Assistant DP

Overview

We are looking for a PA to work with our smiley five-year-old with PMLD. Though he cannot walk or talk he loves to laugh and have fun outdoors or doing anything physical as well as playing on his iPad and with switch toys. We need someone with energy and initiative to engage and entertain him so he can be the fun cheeky little boy he is.

The regular hours would be Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays collecting from Palatine school at 2:45pm until 4:45pm (though happy to discuss more hours if needed). Further shifts during holidays and occasional weekends possible too if interested.

• PEG feeding and administering medication, with parent available for guidance if needed (experience in these areas is highly desirable).
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Other relevant duties as required

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient with excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Always work to high standards of health & safety
• Energetic
• Initiative to engage and entertain him
• DBS certified and on the update service

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barking Service check if required., Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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