Personal Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Action on Disability

Action on Disability
Action on Disability
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London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Action on Disability we support individuals to employ their own personal assistants (we are not a recruitment agency; we are a support service).


This means that, you will not be employed by Action on Disability, but directly by the individual themselves or by a representative who is acting on their behalf.

Currently we have a client living in Hammersmith and Fulham looking for his personal assistant:

Personal Assistant (PA) for a Young Adult with Autism

Job descriptions:


  • Prompt client to maintain personal hygiene (client is able to access and use the toilet)
  • Prompt client to ensure that he is appropriately clothed for the weather or occasion
  • Assist the housekeeper to clean up after client's each meal (client is able to eat and drink independently), housework or other chores related to client.
  • Escort and accompany client to access local community facilities, services, appointments
  • Help client with arts or crafts or playing games.

Person specifications:


  • Be patient and persistent
  • Be caring and proactive in helping others
  • Be sportive, as client is an active young man, and the PA may need to support client to participate in community activities of sporting nature;
  • Have some experience of working with people with autism.
  • Have great attention to detail, specially regarding safety and client's diet.
  • Have good interpersonal skills. Client can sometimes be difficult, confused, depressed or fragile. PA must be sensitive, compassionate, patient, and empathetic.
  • Have good physical condition. PA can be required to join client to participate in 510K marathon or other sports activities.
  • Have good time management skills. Ensuring client make it to appointments, and take his daily supplement, as well as making sure meals are administered on a regular basis.

Hours of work
20 hours per week

Weekend availability


Salary
£14.00 per hour


Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 20 per week


Salary:
£14.00 per hour


Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • London, SW6 7BF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

  • Are you patient, persistent, caring and proactive in helping others? Are you sportive? Do you have any experience of working with people with autism? Do you have good time management skills?

Work Location:
One location


Reference ID:

FC
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