About the Employer

I live my life to the full with the help of my Personal Assistant, I am very caring and tend to put others first even though it can only be verbally, I love to have a laugh as it makes others and me feel happy plus it can help me to forget my problems. I like to get out and about when my health lets me but I always do my best to make this happen. I tend to go to groups, out shopping, having a treat like having a meal out and much more! Regarding working you would either do 1 x 8 hour day or 2x 4 hour days.on any of these Monday, Friday, Saturday and or Sunday. If my other PA is on holiday or ill you can cover what you can.

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical • Mental Health • Invisible

I have Crohns, fibromyalgia, ME, Asthma and some more problems too.

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Other relevant information

• The individual has allergies. Smoking can set off my breathing problems . • The individual keeps pets in the home.I have a small dog a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who is about 11 years old and people think he is still a puppy..

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
• Support with gardening.

Making food and getting drinks for me, doing errands for me and anything else required.>

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The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.


Not to push me too hard as sometimes you will need to be very patient with me and I will get there as I like to be as independent as I can.

Required Training

Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.

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