Ref: LTES512
Location: Heathfield
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status: employed
Hours per week: 3 hours per week - Monday afternoons
Hourly pay rate: £15 per hour
I am looking for a patient and empathetic personal assistant to help me look
after my home, and develop my social and independence skills.
I am an adult male, living in my own home. I have complex difficulties including:
ASD, ADHD, OCD, a circadian rhythm sleep disorder. I am currently unable to
go outside because of severe anxiety, and am therefore socially isolated.
I love films and music, and enjoy a good debate about current affairs!
Duties include:
Medication prompting/administering
Other relevant duties as required
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Transportation
Companionship
Looking after pets
Gardening
Assist client towards greater independence in daily living skills
Assist client in overcoming his anxieties, working towards: re-establishing relationships with family and friends; being able to leave his home for social and leisure activities
Candidate qualities:
Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good timekeeping
Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
Hygienic, tidy and well organised
Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
Honest and cheerful
Creative
Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Empathetic
Non-judgemental and respectful regarding client’s neurodivergence
Adaptable
Able to modulate speech/behaviour to accommodate client’s sensory
difficulties, e.g. not using strong-smelling toiletries
Comfortable with cats
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during
working hours, Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
Notes:
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake
an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role
is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
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