Personal Assistant/Carer
Inspired to Care
Date: 4 weeks ago
City: Batley
Contract type: Full time
The Role
Hours: Monday - Sunday: 45min am call 8:30 - 9:15am.
Saturday and Sunday to also include a 30-minute tea call.
Total = 6.25 hours
PA tasks: AM call - Support with personal care (washing/dressing), prompting of medication, preparing breakfast and light domestic tasks.
Tea call - warm up a meal/prepare sandwich, prompting of medication, light domestic tasks.
Client interests/hobbies: Client used to enjoy knitting but since suffering with arthritis in her hands and wrists she is no longer able to complete this task herself. She will sometimes watch the TV and enjoys watching the morning and evening news.
Client would like to gain a positive/trusting relationship with a PA who understands her needs around communication.
Client has a lovely garden and once a trusting relationship with a PA is established, she would like to sit in the garden with a cup of tea.
Clients' relevant diagnosis: - Anxiety and Depression
Client will require the PA to sit directly opposite or fully turned in order to allow client to lip read. The PA will need to speak clearly and slowly to allow time to process the information. With trickier words client will benefit from the PA writing things down in her notebook and she will then respond accordingly.
Client struggles to lip read with individuals with a strong accent and has reported in the past that she doesn't feel fully understood in these circumstances which negatively impacts on her confidence levels.
Client struggles to answer if full sentences but can verbalise well using a few words.
It is important that the PA remains calm and patient with client to allow enough time to confidently converse.
Moving And Handling
Client requires the use of kitchen trolley to mobilise around the home downstairs.
Due to frailty and right sided weakness client is at risk of falls and always has a life in place.
There is a walking frame upstairs and various grab rails installed around the home and a stair lift.
Client can weight bear and can independently pull herself to standing but will require assistance from the PA when required with this task.
PA required to work on a 1:1 basis.
Previous care experience desired but not essential. This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and respectful of others' privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs. You may be a good fit if you are looking to get back into work after caring for a relative or friend.
Genuine applicants only please. DBS check applicable to this role.
Role subject to interview and references.
Hours: Monday - Sunday: 45min am call 8:30 - 9:15am.
Saturday and Sunday to also include a 30-minute tea call.
Total = 6.25 hours
PA tasks: AM call - Support with personal care (washing/dressing), prompting of medication, preparing breakfast and light domestic tasks.
Tea call - warm up a meal/prepare sandwich, prompting of medication, light domestic tasks.
Client interests/hobbies: Client used to enjoy knitting but since suffering with arthritis in her hands and wrists she is no longer able to complete this task herself. She will sometimes watch the TV and enjoys watching the morning and evening news.
Client would like to gain a positive/trusting relationship with a PA who understands her needs around communication.
Client has a lovely garden and once a trusting relationship with a PA is established, she would like to sit in the garden with a cup of tea.
Clients' relevant diagnosis: - Anxiety and Depression
- Epilepsy (well controlled by medication)
- Neurofibromatosis (type 2)
- Right facial nerve palsy
- TIA (May 2023)
- Deaf (client can lip read)
- Right sided weakness
- Arthritis in hands and wrists
- Due to difficulties swallowing, Client is on a mashed/pureed diet.
Client will require the PA to sit directly opposite or fully turned in order to allow client to lip read. The PA will need to speak clearly and slowly to allow time to process the information. With trickier words client will benefit from the PA writing things down in her notebook and she will then respond accordingly.
Client struggles to lip read with individuals with a strong accent and has reported in the past that she doesn't feel fully understood in these circumstances which negatively impacts on her confidence levels.
Client struggles to answer if full sentences but can verbalise well using a few words.
It is important that the PA remains calm and patient with client to allow enough time to confidently converse.
Moving And Handling
Client requires the use of kitchen trolley to mobilise around the home downstairs.
Due to frailty and right sided weakness client is at risk of falls and always has a life in place.
There is a walking frame upstairs and various grab rails installed around the home and a stair lift.
Client can weight bear and can independently pull herself to standing but will require assistance from the PA when required with this task.
PA required to work on a 1:1 basis.
Previous care experience desired but not essential. This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and respectful of others' privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs. You may be a good fit if you are looking to get back into work after caring for a relative or friend.
Genuine applicants only please. DBS check applicable to this role.
Role subject to interview and references.
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