Personal Care Assistant for a young person P/T £13.74/hr in Morpeth - FTE - £26.8k
| Posting date: | 23 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Ashington, NE63 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | UKCIL |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | de62a6a2 |
Summary
Personal Care Assistant for a young person P/T@ £13.74/hr in Morpeth - FTE - £26.8k
Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: de62a6a2
To provide support for a 6-year-old little boy who has Autism and Worster Drought Syndrome, which is a type of Cerebral Palsy.
Main Duties We are currently looking to recruit a Support Worker to enable this little boy to access social and leisure activities in the community. He will require constant supervision as he has no danger awareness, along with support with his social skills and regulation of his behaviour. Guidance and instructions need to be kept brief so that he can process these and more easily understand. Some personal care is also required as he wears pull-up nappies, however, please encourage him to use the toilet as he is making some progress in this area.
Person Specification
Successful applicants must:
· have experience of working with children who have complex needs
· be able to respond to any changes in behaviour positively and sensitively
· have a high degree of initiative
· have a positive understanding and genuine interest in supporting children within their home and communities
· be punctual and reliable as the child cannot be left unsupervised
· be flexible
· have a happy, positive and caring nature
· respect confidentiality
Hours 6 hours per week during all school holiday weeks.
Rate of pay · £13.74 per hour.
· Holidays are 5.6 weeks per year, pro-rata.
· Out of pocket expenses will be met by the employer.
· ILG PA Offer - Access to Employee Wellbeing Benefits
Car driver essential and must have business insurance. You will be required to pass background checks by the Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), cost to be met by the employer.
Key Responsibilities
Services
- Personal Care
- Social + Leisure activities
Training
- Safeguarding Adults/Children
- Understanding challenging behaviour
Transportation
- Full UK driving license
- Own personal car
Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com