Description PLEASE NOTE: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL IS NOT THE EMPLOYER FOR THIS JOB. YOU WILL EITHER BE SELF-EMPLOYED OR DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY THE INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU WILL BE SUPPORTING. Job Reference: TS340311 Location: Loughborough LE11 Rate: £12.44 per hour if directly employed or £16.00 per hour if self-employed Hours: Live in care (pattern: 2 weeks on shift, 3 weeks off shift - 2 hours per day relief cover provided Sunday to Friday, 6 hours relief provided on Saturdays) Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 5th November 2024 A female Personal Assistant is required to provide live in support to a lady with physical disabilities living in the Loughborough area. Role Requirements You will be required to support the client: with personal care, dressing, toileting, preparing meals, domestic tasks, and laundry. to stay safe in the home and access the community where required. with telephone communication and communicating with agencies and other services. to parent her 11-year-old child. The child is independent with personal care, but would require support with preparing meals, laundry, organising clothes, assisting to dry and style hair ready for school (put in ponytail etc), support with homework and essentially any task where manual dexterity is required. to take her child to the park and her two small dogs on regular walks. The client's child does not require assistance with the school run because they walk themselves to school and an adult assists them over the main road home. On occasion, the client will need your support to walk to the corner to supervise their child crossing the main road if the usual adult is not available. You must have a full clean driving licence with business insurance as you will need to use your own vehicle to transport the client. Mileage will be paid directly by the client. Ideally you will have experience in handling and using equipment or be willing to have training in this area. This opportunity would be suited to someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and respectful of others’ privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs. You may be a good fit if you are looking to get back into work after caring for a relative or friend. Genuine applicants only please. The role is subject to interview, references and an enhanced DBS check. Anything else you need to know: The client's priorities are enjoying family life, spending time with her child and living as "normal" life as she possibly can. She enjoys going out to the park with her child and small dogs, going shopping on Saturdays, seeing her mum who visits often and spending time with her husband when he is not working (he works as a long-distance driver so works late, works away and works weekends). The client has a brain injury resulting in mobility restriction, poor dexterity, balance issues and speech impairment. She is not able to be left alone due to panic, distress and anxiety. She is also visually impaired. The client is a highly intelligent person and can express her views and wishes but needs more time and the assistance of a carer to support her during telephone communication. She does experience anxiety which can impact on her breathing rate which in turn can make it more difficult for her to relay the information therefore patience and understanding is required. The client has very poor balance but has strength in her legs. She can walk a few steps between rooms only. Her chair, bed and daytime toilet transfers are with the assistance of one carer without equipment. Carers support the client to remain steady when transferring to standing and walk beside her when she is walking a few steps between rooms. The client experiences difficulties with speech, including slurring and difficulties with muscle tone. She has a diagnosis of brain damage which caused her speech difficulties. The client uses a wheel-about commode/shower chair to make things easier for personal care and dressing, and a manual wheelchair is in place for outside the home. There are two small companion dogs, a Yorkie-Poo and a Shi-poo. Both dogs are friendly but can be yappy when people come to the door. They do settle down and are snuggly and friendly. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Tracy Smith Telephone: 0116 3057745 Email: DPSOemploymentsupportleics.gov.uk How to Apply To apply for this role, please forward an up to date CV by email to DPSOemploymentsupportleics.gov.uk or complete the application form and return it to the email address above. Please remember to quote reference number TS340311 as part of your application. The ‘Apply Now’ button below only allows you to create a job alert for vacancies with Leicestershire County Council, it is not an online application form. Please apply to the email address shown above. This advert has been placed by Leicestershire County Council on behalf of a direct payments recipient. Leicestershire County Council is not the employer. You will either be self-employed or directly employed by the individual that you will be supporting.