Personal Care Assistant PCA
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.14 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | B90 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Age UK Solihull |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | PCA/ZH/55683 |
Summary
Job title: Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
A Personal Care Assistant is needed to support an elderly lady who has dementia with a variety of tasks to enable her to live an independent personal and social life, encourage wellbeing, and maintain a safe and comfortable surrounding.
Main Duties:
Daily personal care to include washing, shower and dressing.
Administering medication.
Meal planning, preparation, and minor supervision with eating.
General domiciliary duties
Support to access social activities and occasional outings.
Providing companionship and mental and intellectual stimulation.
These duties may vary from day to day and may include any other reasonable duties that may be necessary.
Hours of work: 12 - 16 hours Sunday to Saturday. Times to be agreed by the employer (flexibility is required).
Rate of Pay:
£11.50 - £12.14
Mileage: 45p per mile if using own vehicle during work hours to take client out.
Qualifications and Experience:
A level 3 Health and Social Care qualification to include training in dementia care.
Previous experience of working in care and particularly with dementia clients.
Ability to deal with challenging situations and fluctuating behaviours.
Excellent communicator or high level of fluency.
Interest in the arts and culture, eg. film, theatre, classical music, reading, gardening; good conversationalist.
Essential skills :
Dementia care
Excellent communicator
Reliable and trustworthy
Caring and compassionate
Flexible and self-motivated
Be patient and understanding
Common sense approach
Resilient, able to take control of a difficult situation
Use initiative, proactive, and makes suggestions for improvements
Desirable:
Driving licence, car owner with appropriate insurance cover (Blue Badge available for easy access).
Likes cats.
Additional information:
Please include a cover letter with your application addressing the following questions:
What training and experience do you have of dealing with clients with dementia and their relatives?
What personal qualities do you feel will make a difference to the wellbeing of the individual?
Please describe a difficult situation you have had to deal with.
Note:
Applications will not be considered if the additional information requested is not provided.
A Personal Care Assistant is needed to support an elderly lady who has dementia with a variety of tasks to enable her to live an independent personal and social life, encourage wellbeing, and maintain a safe and comfortable surrounding.
Main Duties:
Daily personal care to include washing, shower and dressing.
Administering medication.
Meal planning, preparation, and minor supervision with eating.
General domiciliary duties
Support to access social activities and occasional outings.
Providing companionship and mental and intellectual stimulation.
These duties may vary from day to day and may include any other reasonable duties that may be necessary.
Hours of work: 12 - 16 hours Sunday to Saturday. Times to be agreed by the employer (flexibility is required).
Rate of Pay:
£11.50 - £12.14
Mileage: 45p per mile if using own vehicle during work hours to take client out.
Qualifications and Experience:
A level 3 Health and Social Care qualification to include training in dementia care.
Previous experience of working in care and particularly with dementia clients.
Ability to deal with challenging situations and fluctuating behaviours.
Excellent communicator or high level of fluency.
Interest in the arts and culture, eg. film, theatre, classical music, reading, gardening; good conversationalist.
Essential skills :
Dementia care
Excellent communicator
Reliable and trustworthy
Caring and compassionate
Flexible and self-motivated
Be patient and understanding
Common sense approach
Resilient, able to take control of a difficult situation
Use initiative, proactive, and makes suggestions for improvements
Desirable:
Driving licence, car owner with appropriate insurance cover (Blue Badge available for easy access).
Likes cats.
Additional information:
Please include a cover letter with your application addressing the following questions:
What training and experience do you have of dealing with clients with dementia and their relatives?
What personal qualities do you feel will make a difference to the wellbeing of the individual?
Please describe a difficult situation you have had to deal with.
Note:
Applications will not be considered if the additional information requested is not provided.