Personal Care Assistant for a young man 26 hr/wk@ £13.74/hr in Whitley bay - FTE - £26.8k - WHI[...]

UKCIL Ltd; North East, Whitley Bay; On-site; Part time

Job description

Personal Care Assistant for a young man 26 hr/wk @ £13.74/hr in Whitley Bay - FTE - £26.8k - WHITLEY BAY - NE25

Hello, I am a gentleman who lives in Seaton Delaval who requires a Personal Assistant (PA) to support me in all aspects of daily living. Hours will include various shifts with no sleepovers required.

The hours will start at 7.15am and consist of 26 hours per week, usually 2 x 13-hour days. These are shared hours as I also have another PA who supports me, and you will both work opposite each other. Being flexible with the days of work will be required as will the need to cover holidays and periods of sickness.

If you would like to work in a rewarding role within a friendly family setting, I would love to hear from you.

Main Duties:

1. Assisting & accompanying during daily activities arranging social activities
2. Assisting with personal care & dressing
3. Providing companionship, friendship & emotional support

Training:

If you have caring and compassionate qualities, then you don't need any previous experience as you will learn all your new skills in your new role. It would be an advantage if you held a valid driving license, but it is not essential.

Hourly Rate: £13.74ph

Holidays: 5.6 weeks pro-rata – there is an expectation that when I have respite you will be required to take leave also.

Person Specification:

1. Positive outlook
2. Caring and compassionate nature
3. Honest and reliable
4. Respect confidentiality
5. Ability to both take instruction and use own initiative
6. Sense of humor, enthusiastic, energetic and adventurous

An Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure (DBS) will be required as part of your pre-employment checks as well as references.

Rate of Pay: £13.09 per hour
Hours Breakdown: 2 days at 13hrs each day