Personal Assistant to a Disabled Person 12 Hours Pw - London, United Kingdom - ES Household

ES Household

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Hours and Salary
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Hours are between 10.00am to 11.00pm.

Most shifts are 12 hours (13 minus unpaid break), with some occasional 24-hour shifts:

Salary is £11.50 per hour
24 hours shifts £172.2 Initial training rate (shadowing and any courses) £10.42 per hour
1 shift per week available (12 hours a week)

INTRODUCTION

The role has an August start date with training in July and opportunity to cover any available shifts prior to then if desired (but not essential).

We are looking for a personal assistant to support a disabled, queer, transgender man in his own calm and quiet home, that is much suited for the queen of his castle - Sheila the cat.

He self-directs his care and lives as independently as possible. He is a musician and poet, and works on personal projects when well enough. He enjoys listening to audiobooks and podcasts and spending time with his friends, discussing his many interests.

Have you ever worked for someone with experience in queer and disabled activism? What about someone who goes to sleep with a pile of poetry books? Here is your chance A major role of any PA will be to support his independence, as this is something very important to him.

Being a personal assistant is slightly different to being a carer as it centres autonomy, choice and control in all aspects of daily life.

The right PA will not only understand this, but make a real difference to the quality and stability of his health.

JOB ROLE

The employer would like a PA who can take direction well and has a friendly, calm demeanour as his neurodiversity, pain, and mental health difficulties (including anxiety), affect his communication and sensory processing.

ABOUT YOU

You are able to provide physical, mental and cognitive support when needed
Able to look beyond a person's condition and see them as an individual, not just another client on the list
You can commit to wearing unscented products at work and be a nonsmoker (employer lives with chemical and sensory sensitivities and allergies).
Able to work in an environment that has reduced lighting (due to employer's aforementioned sensory sensitivities)
Willing to be flexible about tasks but also able to learn and follow routine

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

Advancing neurodivergence inclusive communication skills
Learning preciseness and paying attention to detail
Advancing problemsolving skills
Feeling like a true team member as your voice will be heard and valued
Longer shifts mean that other days of the week are free for other responsibilities (great for students, freelancers)
Each day is varied
Gaining an array of professional/nursing skills such as catheter care, meeting dietary requirements and bespoke moving and handling
Working 11 will feel like making a real difference in comparison to short 11 time in many care agency/ care home/rehab facility arrangements.
LGBTQI+ positive employer

Men are excluded from this advertisement due to a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) (Equalities Act 2010) for a woman or non-binary person.

Not able to sponsor applicants.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 12 per week

Salary:
£11.50 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress

Schedule:

12 hour shift
Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
You will be provided with PPE to wear which I have a good supply of. You will take a weekly covid-19 test usually via post. You will need to bring a clean outfit to change into when you arrive. You will need to be willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Experience: