What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Assistance Services position at All The Best Wound Care LLC?
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Description
For many individuals with disabilities, personal assistance services (PAS) help make employment possible. Some people use PAS to carry out activities of daily living. Depending on the individual, such activities might include getting up and ready for work, bathing, dressing, cooking, cleaning, or running errands.
Some people also use PAS in the workplace. Examples of workplace PAS vary, but may involve activities such as retrieving materials out of reach or providing travel assistance for an employee with a mobility impairment; helping an employee with a cognitive disability in decision-making; reading printed materials to an employee who is visually impaired; or ensuring a sign language interpreter is present during meetings for an employee who is deaf.
Whether at home or work, PAS can be essential to employment success. Recognizing this, ODEP works to expand and raise awareness of employment-related PAS options. Meeting the needs of people on and off the job raises important policy issues for federal and state governments, service providers, and employers, as well as people with disabilities themselves. ODEP recognizes PAS is a critical issue — not only for those seeking employment, but also for those already employed. Improving PAS access and options helps not only reduce economic barriers for people with disabilities, but also increase awareness of the importance of direct care workers.
Qualifications
To become a Personal Assistance Service (PAS), you need to meet the following qualifications and have certain skills:
- Education: Earn a high school diploma or GED
- Skills: Have strong communication skills, physical stamina, patience, and empathy
Here are some other skills that are important for PAS:
- Patience: Be able to provide constant comfort and care to patients who may be irritable
- Interpersonal skills: Be a good communicator and develop empathy and compassion for patients
- Adaptability: PAs need to be flexible and open to change, and be able to quickly adapt to changing demands.
- Prioritization: PAs need to be able to prioritize tasks to ensure that all responsibilities are completed efficiently.
- Time management: PAs need to be able to manage their time effectively.
