Personal Care Assistant for a young person P/T £13.09/hr in Blyth - FTE - £25.5k
| Posting date: | 06 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Blyth, NE24 |
| Company: | UKCIL |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | bfa8bf0a |
Summary
Personal Care Assistant for a young person P/T@ £13.09/hr in Blyth - FTE - £25.5k
Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: bfa8bf0a
We are currently looking to recruit two Support Workers working 2:1 to provide support for a 9 year old girl. The purpose of your role will be to enable independence and support to take part in activities she enjoys. You will mostly support out in the community but there will be some instances where you support at home or as part of a family trip out.
There will also be some personal care as and when needed including changing nappies. This young lady has a diagnosis of Autism, ADHD and Rett Syndrome among others. She is also non-verbal and although she does have her own ways of communicating this will come with spending time with her and building up a relationship.
You should be patient and looking for a long-term role. She is also a manual wheelchair user so you should have good general fitness and be willing to push her wheelchair and be prepared to support with putting the wheelchair in and out of a car when needed. You must be a driver and be happy to drive a motability vehicle.
You will ideally have experience of supporting young adults or children with neurological diagnoses. We are looking for someone who is confident and outgoing and comfortable dealing with at times challenging behaviour. You will support with her interests and hobbies, such as playing with sensory toys, she loves people, enjoys going out and is happy when engaged in activities she enjoys.
A couple of her favourite activities are being out in the car or doing crafts. Each day will be different depending on what she wants to do on that day so you should be prepared to be flexible.
We would also like our support workers to be able to suggest things to do out in the community so you should be willing to be proactive in finding various activities to take part in.
Hours - 4 hours per week to be worked alongside another support worker, weekdays and/or weekends.
Hours will be discussed further at interview.
MAIN DUTIES
· Support with enabling independence
· Assist with taking part in activities and to pursue hobbies and interests
· Ensure safety when out and about
Rate of pay. £13.09 per hour.
Hours Breakdown: 4 hours per week 2:1
Holidays are 5.6 weeks per year, pro-rata
Person Specification Successful applicant must:
· Ideally have experience working as a support worker with children or adults especially with austime and or ADHD
· Have a positive understanding towards people with disabilities
· Have a genuine interest in working within social care
· Have a high degree of initiative
· Be punctual and reliable
· Be flexible
· Have a happy, positive and caring nature.
· Respect confidentiality.
Car driver preferable.
An Enhanced DBS Check is required, cost to be met by employer.
Key Responsibilities
Services
- Personal Care
- Social + Leisure activities
- Support to remain independent
Training
- Essential PA Guide
- Safeguarding Adults/Children
- Moving & Handling
- Autism / Aspergers
Transportation
- Full UK driving license
- Own personal car
Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com