Active animal lover requires support with daily life – Thornton
Ref - AE635023
Permanent position
Preferred days/times:
4 hours every other week on a Saturday between 2pm and 6pm, with possible additional hours every Friday evening (8.30pm-11.30pm) once a relationship is established
Tasks/duties:
Personal care
Community activities
Domestic tasks
Support with the client’s interests and aspirations including maintaining and forming sustainable peer relationships.
Client main diagnosis:
Learning Difficulties
No vision in left eye and reduced lower field of vision in right eye
Limited appetite so requires encouragement to eat
Some speech and language difficulties
Epilepsy – has effective medication and has not had a tonic-clonic seizure since 2016. Has absences/partial seizures average 2 times per week.
Communication:
Client can verbalise their needs and wishes. They may struggle with understanding complex issues and arguments and so may need support to make informed decisions.
Client enjoys:
Client enjoys being outside with the family including fishing with their dad.
Woodwork.
Cooking.
Likes their dogs
Swimming
Snooker and pool
Playing videos games
Attending an archery club with their dad; the club has specialist provision to meet his needs.
Accessing the countryside (although seizures are more common when doing so).
This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and friendly, and respectful of others’ privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs
Genuine applicants only please.
Benefits for an employed PA include 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (pro rata) Pension, Tax and NI contributions
DBS paid for by funding authority, (if you don’t already have a certificate).
Role subject to interview and references.
The advert may close before the deadline date if a high number of responses are received
Genders which may apply for this job – Any
Hours per week – 5 hours per week
Hourly rate – £17 per hour self-employed PA £13.21 per hour employed
Area – Hinckley and Bosworth
Driving licence required – Yes
Employer has pets – No
Employer is smoker – No
Required care experience – learning disability
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