Job Title:
Personal Assistant
Purpose of the job Personal assistant:
* female, required to support a young woman in Wilmslow, Cheshire, who is learning disabled.
* You will support her to be happy and to go out and about, doing things she loves, like swimming, going to the cinema, visiting local places of interest and going to cafes for coffee and cake. You will also support her to do voluntary work, helping out with local community groups.
* The role is based in the family home, where she lives with her parents.
Hours and rate of Pay:
* £13.75 per hour
* 15 hours per week – Wednesday & Thursday 9:30am – 5pm
Main Duties:
* Build good relationships with the person you support, her parents and wider family and friends.
* Plan how to spend the day, together with the young woman and her family, so that she is happy and living her best life.
* Support the young woman in everything she does and ensure her safety and wellbeing at all times.
* Be attuned to what the young person is communicating through body language, gestures, signs and behaviours. She does not use speech to communicate.
* Personal care.
Personal Assistant Specification:
• Friendly and sociable, able to build relationships between the young woman and others
• Person-centred – have the happiness, safety and welfare of the young person at the heart of all you do
• Observant, picking up on body language to understand what the person is communicating
• Able to use common sense to make decisions about the best things to do, places to go, things to eat etc
• Able to drive, with a clean driving licence – you will drive the person’s car to go out and about
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be funded through your employer.
“Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful, and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus”.
Vacancy closing date: 03-MARCH-2025