Seeking a Part Time PA for a 38 year old artist living with ME/CFS and POTS. Duties will include preparing and serving food ( this skills important and needed), household duties and home management. No personal care.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Mobility / Physical • Mental Health • Invisible
Fluctuating energy limiting conditions with a range of debilitating symptoms that affect mobility, strength, endurance, cognition and sensitivity to the immediate environment
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Writing • Art• Theatre
Other relevant information
• The individual has allergies. Reacts to strong perfume and deodorant (and similar). • The individual keeps pets in the home.One dog- cockapoo, 5 years old, very friendly.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Would love someone practical, sensitive and resourceful who can take their own initiative in household running and organising tasks/ timetable/ keeping on track of what needs doing>
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Transport Requirement
Car driver preferred but not essential.
Required Skills
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
An interest in the arts is a bonus
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