Personal Assistant - Coldstream, United Kingdom - Encompass

Encompass
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Coldstream, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Job Description:

**Main Tasks & Responsibilities

  • To support a disabled young person to ensure their safety and wellbeing whilst
understanding their complex needs.

  • To support with personal care needs including toileting needs.
  • To support with general care needs.
  • To maintain cleanliness and tidiness of the client's equipment and surroundings
  • To develop a positive relationship with the young person and his family.
  • To interact with the client and keep them entertained with activities they enjoy, in
the home and local community.

  • To work independently with the young client.
  • To accompany the client on short trips out of the house for appointments or social
activities, including driving them to various activities in your own car.

Person Specification

**Personal Attributes

  • Kind and caring, sensitive to the client's needs
  • Patient and cheerful
  • Reliable and trustworthy
  • Ability to use your own initiative
  • Willingness to engage with a young person with limited communication
  • Ability to work sensitively in a home setting respecting the client and family's right to
privacy and to always maintain professional standards of confidentiality

**Skills and Experience

  • A working knowledge of Autism would be desirable as would experience of working
with children within the care sector.

  • Clean driving licence with business insurance is essential as the role requires travel
to various activities.

  • First Aid training: can be provided if necessary
  • An awareness of infection control measures: training can be provided.
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