PERSONAL ASSISTANTS REQUIRED
ALL COUNTIES AND FOR SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS AND ADULT HOLIDAYS
JOB DESCRIPTION
ABOUT MDI:
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland (MDI) is a voluntary organisation that
provides support to people with neuromuscular conditions and their
families. Muscular Dystrophy Ireland envisages an Ireland that enables
people with neuromuscular conditions to fully participate in society
and reach their full potential.
OUR MISSION: Our mission is to support people with Muscular Dystrophy.
We do this, using a member-centred approach, by:
* Providing information and support to people with neuromuscular
conditions and their families through a range of support services.
* Advocating for services and entitlements for members, educating
and informing society about the conditions.
* Supporting researchers and clinicians to carry out quality
research into neuromuscular conditions.
ABOUT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: muscular dystrophy is a collective name for
a range of neuromuscular conditions. It is characterised as a
progressive weakening, wasting and loss of _muscle_ mass over time. It
can present at birth, childhood or manifest later in life.
MDI PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE: MDI?s Personal Assistance Service
is an essential support for people living with muscular dystrophy aged
under and over **Apply on the website**, and their families. MDI
provides the service of a Personal Assistant to assist members living
with muscular dystrophy in their homes, communities and on holidays
away. The purpose of this role is to enable members to achieve maximum
independence in all aspects of daily living by providing assistance in
one or more of the following areas: personal care, home care, social
and community participation, holidays away, and educational and
employment assistance. The Personal Assistance Service provides people
with the opportunity to exercise control and choice in their lives. In
so doing, it enables people to be active participants within their
families, communities and society.
JOB SUMMARY:
The purpose of this role is to enable members aged under and over
**Apply on the website** to achieve maximum independence in all
aspects of daily living by providing assistance in one or more of the
following areas: personal care, domestic assistance, social and
community participation, educational assistance, participation in MDI
Youth Service, overnight youth camps and adult holidays away.
LOCATION: Within your local area with some travel overnight youth
camps and adult holidays away
REPORTING TO: Respite Administrator under the supervision of the Head
of Services
CONTRACT TYPE: Ad hoc contract (as needed)
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provide in-home and out-of-home care to members (children, young
people and adults) and family members
* Assist with personal care needs as identified by MDI, for example,
mealtimes, personal hygiene, toileting, transferring, turning,
dressing, hoisting etc
* Assist with assistive interventions as identified by MDI, such as,
medication administration, peg feeding, administering cough assist,
BiPaP, suctioning etc. Please note, MDI shall provide training in
these areas as required.
* Assist with domestic chores as identified by MDI
* Assist with social and emotional wellbeing needs as identified by
MDI, for example, social and community participation, educational and
employment assistance, supporting youth services and youth engagement
etc
* Opportunity to support overnight youth summer camps and adult
week-long holidays and short breaks
* Assist member(s) to build and maintain relationships and
friendships
* Assist members in leading an active and independent life of their
choosing
* Maintain confidentiality and discretion around all Personal
Assistance work
* Develop and build professional relationships with MDI members and
family members, applying a family-centred approach
* Participate in internal supervision with line manager
* Work as part of a multidisciplinary team with all MDI staff, such
as, Family Support Worker, Youth Worker etc
* Adhere to all MDI policies and procedures ? employment handbook,
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults policy, Children First policy, PA
guidelines, social-media policy, confidentiality policy etc
* Submit timesheets monthly
* Attend staff training as required
* Report directly to the Respite Administrator (based in Dublin) re
annual leave, sick leave, policies, guidelines etc
* Any other duties that may be required by the organisation to
fulfil the needs of the post from time to time.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION:
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS
* Experience or understanding of working with people with
disabilities
* Knowledge of muscular dystrophy or a willingness to learn about
the condition
* Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills with
a good level of spoken and written English
* Be reliable, trustworthy, and always maintain confidentiality
* Proven ability to apply an empathetic and non-judgemental approach
to situations
* Enthusiasm and patience
* Excellent time management and teamwork skills
* Capacity to work on own initiative
* Due to the nature of this work, flexible working is a feature of
this role and evening and weekend work shall be required.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS/KILLS
* Relevant qualification (or working towards a qualification) in
social care, special needs assisting, social science, psychology,
youth work, nursing, pre-nursing etc
* Have the following training completed and in-date:
* First Aid
* Manual Handling and People Moving
* Children First
* Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
* SAM: Safe Administration of Medication.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
* Ad hoc contract (as needed)
* If a qualified HCA: ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the
website**?annually
* If a non-qualified HCA: Personal Assistant rate is ?**Apply on
the website**.**Apply on the website** per hour
* Probation period of 6 months
* This post is subject to successful Garda clearance and two
reference checks
* Must complete mandatory training in the following (within the first
month of beginning to work with MDI):
* Manual Handling and People Moving
* Children First
* Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
* First Aid
* MDI General PA Induction Training, including shadowing
* Other training that may be relevant to the specific role.
* Due to the nature of the service, flexible working is a feature of
this role and evening and weekend work may be required.
Please email your CV and cover letter to **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**. We
will carry out rolling interviews throughout May and June **Apply on
the website**.
_MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY IRELAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER_
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
