Female Personal Assistant - LCNTH

Disability North; Hexham; Presencial; GBP 17.000 - 24.000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da vaga

Disability North in Hexham is seeking a caring Personal Assistant to support a young girl in a shared role with an existing worker. The role involves weekend sessions (4 hours twice a month) and school holiday hours (5 hours per week during 13 weeks).

Support includes personal care, moving and handling, medication administration, and ensuring safe, respectful companionship on activities around Hexham. A driver is not essential if local, and successful candidates must have permission to work in

Qualificações

• Care experience with children or young people is preferred.
• Patient, attentive approach and respect for pace.
• Will ing to follow agreed care arrangements and safety guidelines.

Responsabilidades

• Provide personal care to keep her clean and dry.
• Assist with moving and handling.
• Safely administer medications as prescribed.
• Support participation in social activities and outings in Hexham.

Conhecimentos

Personal care

Moving and handling

Safeguarding

Medication administration

Descrição da vaga

Hours: Weekend hours: one 4-hour session twice per month.

School holiday hours: 5 hours per week on weekdays during the 13 weeks of school holidays.

Days and time to be agreed with the employer.

Rate of Pay: £14.67 per hour

Area: Hexham, Northumberland

From library visits and hot chocolate to colouring, puzzles and museum trips, could you help a young girl enjoy the activities she loves? A family in Hexham is looking for a caring, reliable Personal Assistant to join an existing worker in a shared support role. This is an employed position, not self-employed.

She is quiet, laid-back and easy-going, and enjoys returning to favourite books, visiting the Abbey Museum and occasionally going to soft play or bowling. School holiday outings may include the cinema, National Trust places, Seven Stories or the Centre for Life. Supporting meetups with a school friend is also an important part of helping her develop social connections.

Support includes personal care to keep her clean and dry, moving and handling, and safe administration of medication.

She uses oxygen at night only; a small oxygen cylinder must accompany her on outings outside Hexham.

You will need a patient, attentive approach, respect for her pace and preferences, and an understanding of safeguarding and hand hygiene. You should be willing to follow the Essential PA Guide and her agreed care arrangements.

NB: if local to Hexham, a driver not essential

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.