Personal Assistant - Domiciliary Care
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £12.60 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Midland Mencap |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Job Title: Personal Assistant – Domiciliary Care Service
Hourly Rate: £12.60
Employment Status: Permanent
Responsible To: Senior Team Leader / Care Coordinator
Location: Recruiting Across Birmingham
Experience Desirable
• Previous experience providing personal care.
• Experience of working with adults with disabilities.
Skills & Ability Essential
• Willing to provide sensitive and appropriate personal care to men, women and children.
• To work with colleagues, family, volunteers, and wider care & support network to maximise health and wellbeing for citizens.
• To support with tenancy sustainment, promoting independence and establishing community connections.
• To support in providing a service which is non–judgemental, responsive, reactive, and tailored to individual needs.
• The ability to identify, assess and act upon risks.
• Be highly motivated, creative, pro-active, and resourceful.
• Be IT proficient, able to use a work mobile device to record the details of care sessions and Check In/Out.
• Ability to follow organisational policies and procedures.
• Ability to work flexible hours around citizen(s) needs, which may include evenings, weekends, and public holidays.
• To contribute to ongoing supervision and personal development.
• Maintain confidentiality and GDPR.
• Good listening, literacy, and numeracy skills.
• Willingness to undertake training as required.
• Ability to travel within the Birmingham area.
Training & Qualifications Desirable
• NVQ/Diploma Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care or a willingness to undergo training.
Who We Look For
Are you a warm, personable, and caring individual who can empower, support and care for people with a learning disability?
Do you have passion for what you do, are a good communicator and have good problem-solving skills?
Midland Mencap is looking to recruit Personal Assistants to provide care to adults with learning disabilities in the Birmingham area.
We place a high value upon integrity, ethical standards, and a commitment to excellence.
If you have experience working with adults with a learning disability, that’s a bonus. But don’t be put off if not. We value transferable skills from all backgrounds and provide comprehensive training to all our staff.
What Does A Personal Assistant Do?
Personal Assistants are responsible for providing the appropriate care to an individual within their home environment and ensuring that they remain an active part of their local community.
The ideal candidate will be able to work in a caring and person-centred way, enabling individuals to exercise choice and control over their own lives to maximise their independence. With the support of a Care Coordinator, you’ll need to be able deliver excellent personal care, be comfortable lone working and able to keep accurate digital records.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide care in line with individual, person-centred, care plans & risk assessments.
• To identify and connect individuals to community facilities, local services and professionals.
• Uphold and promote rights, dignity, respect and choices.
• Assist and support citizens to develop independent living skills, including digital literacy.
• Assist citizens in maintaining relationships with family, friends and their local community.
• Assist and support citizens in managing their finances, benefits and maximising income.
• Support to overcome accessibility barriers, explaining information & using accessible formats.
• To support with access to GPs, dentists, opticians & hospitals, including Annual Health Checks.
• To support with maintaining emotional, physical, spiritual, cultural and psychological well-being.
• To record achievements and citizen outcomes, and (where required) support with move on.
• Act in accordance with Midland Mencap’s Health and Safety & Equal Opportunities policy.
• To provide senior staff with any information that affects the well-being of citizens or service operation.
• To maintain accurate digital records consistent with the service and legal requirements.
• To maintain accurate and complete financial records of all citizen transactions.
• To use a work issued mobile device to ‘Check In/Out’ of support sessions.
• To be willing to undertake training, complete the Care Certificate & attend regular supervision.
• To assist in the delivery of a Sitting Service in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
• Carry out duties such as shopping, banking, travel, domestic tasks and attending appointments.
• Able to provide sleep-in duties, as required.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the objectives of the post, as required by the Manager.
Hourly Rate: £12.60
Employment Status: Permanent
Responsible To: Senior Team Leader / Care Coordinator
Location: Recruiting Across Birmingham
Experience Desirable
• Previous experience providing personal care.
• Experience of working with adults with disabilities.
Skills & Ability Essential
• Willing to provide sensitive and appropriate personal care to men, women and children.
• To work with colleagues, family, volunteers, and wider care & support network to maximise health and wellbeing for citizens.
• To support with tenancy sustainment, promoting independence and establishing community connections.
• To support in providing a service which is non–judgemental, responsive, reactive, and tailored to individual needs.
• The ability to identify, assess and act upon risks.
• Be highly motivated, creative, pro-active, and resourceful.
• Be IT proficient, able to use a work mobile device to record the details of care sessions and Check In/Out.
• Ability to follow organisational policies and procedures.
• Ability to work flexible hours around citizen(s) needs, which may include evenings, weekends, and public holidays.
• To contribute to ongoing supervision and personal development.
• Maintain confidentiality and GDPR.
• Good listening, literacy, and numeracy skills.
• Willingness to undertake training as required.
• Ability to travel within the Birmingham area.
Training & Qualifications Desirable
• NVQ/Diploma Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care or a willingness to undergo training.
Who We Look For
Are you a warm, personable, and caring individual who can empower, support and care for people with a learning disability?
Do you have passion for what you do, are a good communicator and have good problem-solving skills?
Midland Mencap is looking to recruit Personal Assistants to provide care to adults with learning disabilities in the Birmingham area.
We place a high value upon integrity, ethical standards, and a commitment to excellence.
If you have experience working with adults with a learning disability, that’s a bonus. But don’t be put off if not. We value transferable skills from all backgrounds and provide comprehensive training to all our staff.
What Does A Personal Assistant Do?
Personal Assistants are responsible for providing the appropriate care to an individual within their home environment and ensuring that they remain an active part of their local community.
The ideal candidate will be able to work in a caring and person-centred way, enabling individuals to exercise choice and control over their own lives to maximise their independence. With the support of a Care Coordinator, you’ll need to be able deliver excellent personal care, be comfortable lone working and able to keep accurate digital records.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide care in line with individual, person-centred, care plans & risk assessments.
• To identify and connect individuals to community facilities, local services and professionals.
• Uphold and promote rights, dignity, respect and choices.
• Assist and support citizens to develop independent living skills, including digital literacy.
• Assist citizens in maintaining relationships with family, friends and their local community.
• Assist and support citizens in managing their finances, benefits and maximising income.
• Support to overcome accessibility barriers, explaining information & using accessible formats.
• To support with access to GPs, dentists, opticians & hospitals, including Annual Health Checks.
• To support with maintaining emotional, physical, spiritual, cultural and psychological well-being.
• To record achievements and citizen outcomes, and (where required) support with move on.
• Act in accordance with Midland Mencap’s Health and Safety & Equal Opportunities policy.
• To provide senior staff with any information that affects the well-being of citizens or service operation.
• To maintain accurate digital records consistent with the service and legal requirements.
• To maintain accurate and complete financial records of all citizen transactions.
• To use a work issued mobile device to ‘Check In/Out’ of support sessions.
• To be willing to undertake training, complete the Care Certificate & attend regular supervision.
• To assist in the delivery of a Sitting Service in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
• Carry out duties such as shopping, banking, travel, domestic tasks and attending appointments.
• Able to provide sleep-in duties, as required.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the objectives of the post, as required by the Manager.