Personal Assistant (Swepstone, Leicestershire)

Do you want to take part in meaningful work which provides emotional fulfilment, personal growth, and community engagement? A young man living in the Swepstone area requires support with enhancing their life. Role Requirements You will be required to provide support with:

• Life skills - learning and promoting life skills to enable the client to reach his maximum potential such as cooking, domestic tasks, support with personal care etc.
• Accessing the community - groups, clubs, activities, and taking him to his personal trainer at the gym
You must have a full clean driving licence and own vehicle. Support is required: Thursday & Friday - 8am - 4pm. The times may change slightly but core hours will be 8 hours per day. Saturday & Sunday - 6 hours to be used flexibly over the weekend. This opportunity is suited for someone who is respectful, reliable, proactive and positive with a sense of humour and good communication skills. Genuine applicants only please. The role is subject to interview, references and a DBS check (paid for by the funding authority if you don't already have one). Anything else you need to know: The client is a fun, gentle-natured young man and is looking for support from a Personal Assistant who is energetic, pro-active and has a good sense of humour. The client has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome, Learning Difficulties and speech difficulties. Communication: The client can communicate however it can sometimes be difficult to understand him, therefore he has a talker device to support with communication. Client enjoys: Swimming, music, drama, cinema, going to the gym, going for walks and socialising. This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and respectful of others' privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs.

This advert has been placed by Leicestershire County Council on behalf of a direct payments recipient. Leicestershire County Council is not the employer. You will either be self-employed or directly employed by the individual that you will be supporting.