Female Personal Care Assistant - school holiday vacancy

Penderels Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Penderels Trust is seeking a Female Personal Care Assistant for a school holiday vacancy in Colchester. The role involves supporting a sociable young lady with epilepsy and gastrostomy needs, including personal care, mobility, and safety in daily activities.

Applicants should be reliable, discreet, and patient, with childcare/special needs experience. Training such as First Aid, Epilepsy, Peg Feed will be provided. DBS clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• First Aid training provided by employer.
• Epilepsy training may be required.
• Peg Feed training will be provided by employer.
• Medication to be administered only in an emergency, not a regular requirement.
• Awareness of symptoms of high ketones and low blood sugars will be covered in the healthcare plan.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care including toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, dressing.
• Encourage access to sporting and leisure activities.
• Promote socialisation and independence by participating in activities.
• Build trusting one-to-one relationship with the individual.
• Assist with gardening.
• Support with tube feeding and monitoring seizures and blood sugars.

Skills

Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and_p

Maintain confidentiality & privacy

Own initiative

Follow instructions

Patient, supportive and caring

Active listening and emotional support

Empathetic

Experience in childcare/special needs

Flexible hours

Self-motivation

Lively personality

Job description

Female Personal Care Assistant - school holiday vacancy

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About the Employer

Support required for a sociable, fun-loving young lady, highly active with no danger awareness. The PA would need experience with supporting people with epilepsy and gastrostomy. However, even with these difficulties, she loves life and is an adventurous and inquisitive young lady.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Epilepsy (drops and absences); gastrostomy and buggy user (or if walking, reins to be used)

The employer's hobbies and interests:

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 the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with gardening.
• Support with tube feeding and monitoring seizures and ketones/blood sugars.

Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.

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.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.

Required Training:

• Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
• First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
• Epilepsy. PA must already hold relevant qualification.
• Peg Feed. Training will be provided by the employer.
• Medication to be administered only in an emergency, not a regular requirement.
• Awareness of the symptoms of high ketones and low blood sugars (finger prick tests - potential but unlikely) - PA will be given full healthcare plan.