Friendly PA for Lady with Health/Mobility Issues

Overview

I am a cheerful, outgoing lady in my early 60’s, a cat lover, who requires a female Personal Assistant to help me with various activities including personal and domestic support. I am a wheelchair user, and have various health issues and limited mobility. I have also recently been diagnosed with autism and would require my PA to have some experience and training in this.

I live in a sheltered housing scheme in Norwich with my partner Janet, and UKCIL's cat, Lord Lacy. The candidate must be ok with various forms of wildlife as UKCIL enjoy having ‘visitors’ from the outdoors in UKCIL's home. I enjoy going out for shopping and socialising and would like my P.A. to support me with this.

• General personal care (washing dressing etc), I use pads for incontinence.
• Support to get out and about. The candidate would need their own vehicle which could accommodate my wheelchair, and be able to assist me with transfer.
• Due to my Diabetes I do need a full hot lunch, (not a microwave meal), and I am happy for my P.A. to join me in having a meal when working. I may occasionally need help with feeding but only on rare bad days.
• An understanding of autism and appropriate training is essential.

Person specification:

• Competence with wheelchair users
• Experience of Autism
• Health and hygiene skills
• Domestic/cooking skills
• Good communication skills and a sense of humour
• Animal lover
• Knowledge of safeguarding
• Driver with own car and appropriate class of insurance

Summary terms and conditions:

• The rate of pay for this position is £12.50 per hour
• You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role.
• Hours and times of work: 16 hrs weekly, 2 X 8hr days. Days and times flexible and can be negotiated.
• The post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.
• Completion of recommended training: particularly Autism Awareness.
• Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Domestic Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Food Hygiene
• First Aid
• Autism / Aspergers

• Full UK driving license
• Own personal car

• Continence Care