Senior Personal Assistant

Role Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care, including toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, and getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support 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, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a trusting one‑to‑one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork and correspondence.
• Support with gardening.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• Work on own initiative.
• Work as part of a team.
• Follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non‑judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be self‑motivated and willing to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.

This role is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

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