Direct Payments Working as a Personal Assistant Personal Assistant DP1879 Job Title: Personal AssistantLocation: Littlehampton Hourly rate: up to £15.00 per hour Reference: DP1879 Hours/shifts: 5 hours every Saturday and 07-7:30 am – 17:30 every day during the school holidays (except for Christmas) – Job Share available, please apply if you can do any of the above shifts. Summary • We are a family looking for a Personal assistant, to support our 15 year old son who has a developmental delay.• He loves music and spends a good deal of time playing on a Samsung tablet using YouTube. He also likes certain DVDs, TV programs and music CDs (which he will ask to be changed a lot). He LOVES trains and likes to be taken outside as much as possible• The role will involve supporting him with all his needs and helping with suggestions and ideas for events during the day. Other Requirements• Must have a UK driving licence • Must have access to own vehicle • Other : All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service checkSuccessful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts. DescriptionTypical duties Domestic :General housework, Tidying up Preparing drinks, snacks and meals.Any other reasonable task Personal Care: Washing and bathing/showering – towelling dry/ drying hairSupervision and/or assistance with showering, drying, hair washing/ brushing as requiredHelp getting into and out of bath/shower as requiredTo be on call when employer takes bathAssistance with applying creamGeneral hair/skin careUsing the toilet Dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fasteningsGetting in and out of the wheelchair ('transferring') Mealtimes e.g. cutting up food, assistance to eatAny other reasonable tasks Social: Accompany and supporting my son when accessing social and leisure activitiesAny other reasonable task Person specificationThe successful applicant will be: Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality• Reliable with good time-keeping• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative• Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties• Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills• Honest and cheerful• Creative• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard• Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom• Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & SafetyPrevious experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles. Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives