Personal Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Hourly Rate of pay: £13.00 per hour and £60 per sleepover |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Hartlepool, County Durham |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HRT16207ST1 |
Summary
About the Employer
This role is to work with a fun loving young man with a great sense of humour who needs support to live in his own home and live life to the full. The young man has Down Syndrome, he can communicate and interact well with others however he does require people to become familiar with his methods of communication. He has limited understanding of risks and how to keep himself safe so cannot be left unsupervised. He loves music and dancing, both of which are a big part of his life. He also has a wheelchair that he sometimes uses when he is required to walk longer distances as sometimes he suffers with knee pain and discomfort. This young man at times can display challenging behaviours and would require people to be aware of when he is displaying triggers and becoming anxious and to manage these situations effectively.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Cognitive / Learning
• Invisible
• Sensory processing, autistic tendencies, some challenging behaviour
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Music
• Sport
Other relevant information:
• The individual has allergies. Coeliac - has a gluten free diet.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
• Support with gardening.
Only candidates over the legal age should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).
Transport RequirementL
Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle (employer to check age requirement with car insurance provider).
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: Minimum of 16 hours and 1 sleepover per week
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
This position will require:
• Shift work
This role is to work with a fun loving young man with a great sense of humour who needs support to live in his own home and live life to the full. The young man has Down Syndrome, he can communicate and interact well with others however he does require people to become familiar with his methods of communication. He has limited understanding of risks and how to keep himself safe so cannot be left unsupervised. He loves music and dancing, both of which are a big part of his life. He also has a wheelchair that he sometimes uses when he is required to walk longer distances as sometimes he suffers with knee pain and discomfort. This young man at times can display challenging behaviours and would require people to be aware of when he is displaying triggers and becoming anxious and to manage these situations effectively.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Cognitive / Learning
• Invisible
• Sensory processing, autistic tendencies, some challenging behaviour
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Music
• Sport
Other relevant information:
• The individual has allergies. Coeliac - has a gluten free diet.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
• Support with gardening.
Only candidates over the legal age should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).
Transport RequirementL
Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle (employer to check age requirement with car insurance provider).
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: Minimum of 16 hours and 1 sleepover per week
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
This position will require:
• Shift work