Female Personal Assistant/Support Worler

PA required to start as soon as possible

Female Personal Assistant is required to enable the independence outside her home of a bubbly and talkative woman who has Cerebral Palsy and uses an electric wheelchair and a Mobility vehicle to attend South Bristol Academy and engage in the community. Personal care may occasionally be required

Hours and Rates of Pay:

18 hours a week at £10.00 per hour

Required fixed hours 9.00am to 3.00pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Requirements:

Full clean UK driving licence

Fluency in spoken and written English (due to support in note taking)

To drive the client’s Fiat Doblo Professional

Undergo training to safely attach and detach the vehicle’s harnesses to and from the client’s electric wheelchair, which the client drives into and out of the ramped vehicle

Learn to charge up client’s electric wheelchair

To support being out and about with client in the community

Support in college classes to write down quality notes from tutor’s presentations into client’s books, which client can read later at home and thereby understand the lessons

Support client to socialise with friends at college and carry library books

To enjoy dogs as client has a small friendly dog at home

To support with mealtimes (no food preparation)

To be a good listener, enjoy conversation and the client’s eclectic music tastes

• This post is exempt under the Employment (Sex Discrimination) Act 2000
• 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