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Individual Employer

Posted

11 days ago

description

PA for quadriplegic teenage boy

Ref: DP4861

Location: Burgess Hill

Details

This role is to support a Child

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Employment status:

employed or self-employed

Hours per week:

Repeating fortnightly pattern. More hours during holidays, flexibility in pattern and so on to be discussed.

Week1 -Wed PM - Fri AM 34 hours

Week2 - Tue PM - Fri AM 51 hours

On duty hours are only when my son is home. PA is welcome to stay in the house or go home at other times. Possibility of being paid separately for cleaning/laundry during those hours if interested.

Duties include:

Medication prompting/administering
Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Other relevant duties as required
Cooking
Transportation
Companionship
Dressing / undressing
Bathroom assistance

I have a job that sometimes (rarely) involves nights away. I also need occasional respite breaks for my own sanity.Once the PA is comfortable in the role and my children are settled with a new presence in the house there will be aneed for rare nights flying solo. We can discuss this further, including extra pay for those nights. My other two children are 17 & 14 so don't need direct supervision.

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
Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
Must be comfortable with pets
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
I have three children and all of them are a little neuro-spicy. My eldest is a trans-boy. My youngest child can be anxious, especially around new people. Neither have challenging behaviour but equally things aren’t always straightforward. The ideal PA will be able to fit into this slightly chaotic world and join in with family life.

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

location

Burgess Hill, West Sussex