Senior Personal Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 July 2025 |
| Location: | Harlow, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ESX16939SL1 |
Summary
About the Employer
We are looking for an amazing person to look after our young Son possibly one day a week/weekend. Maybe some evening but not all the time. For up to 7 hours a week. At our home. Happy for you to take him out and about. Needs to be sensible and have a bit of common sense. Loves singing. Music, drawing (mostly on himself) iPad. Etc. Not a nanny role no cleaning required purely for Huey’s needs. Must be local to us in Harlow or if not need to drive. Our son has cerebral palsy. Needs a wheelchair. Still in nappies. Special needs background not overly needed as the right training will be given to the right person.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Cerebral palsy
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home.2
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 and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
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 Requirement:
Car driver preferred but not essential.
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.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
• Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.
• Peg Feed. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 7
• Saturday,
• Sunday,
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
We are looking for an amazing person to look after our young Son possibly one day a week/weekend. Maybe some evening but not all the time. For up to 7 hours a week. At our home. Happy for you to take him out and about. Needs to be sensible and have a bit of common sense. Loves singing. Music, drawing (mostly on himself) iPad. Etc. Not a nanny role no cleaning required purely for Huey’s needs. Must be local to us in Harlow or if not need to drive. Our son has cerebral palsy. Needs a wheelchair. Still in nappies. Special needs background not overly needed as the right training will be given to the right person.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Cerebral palsy
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home.2
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 and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
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 Requirement:
Car driver preferred but not essential.
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.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
• Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.
• Peg Feed. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 7
• Saturday,
• Sunday,
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.