Female Personal Care Assistant/Support Worker Ref: RW/SF/11-25 (GCIL South Lanarkshire)

GCIL South Lanarkshire; Larkhall; Sur place; GBP 16 000 - 23 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

GCIL South Lanarkshire is seeking a Female Personal Care Assistant/Support Worker to provide one-to-one care for a person with physical and learning disabilities in the Larkhall area. You will assist with personal care, medication, meals, and social activities within the home and community, including driving a mobility vehicle where needed.

The role offers a guaranteed permanent position at 14 hours per week, with training provided to support independence and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care is desirable but not essential.
• Training will be provided.
• Warm and friendly nature is essential.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Must be able to drive a mobility vehicle.

Responsabilités

• Attend to all personal care needs.
• Assist with medication administration.
• Prepare meals and healthy snacks.
• Support with walking, gym and physical activities.

Connaissances

Personal care

Medication

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Driving

Description du poste

Female Personal Care Assistant/Support Worker Ref: RW/SF/11-25 (GCIL South Lanarkshire)

Female Personal Care Assistant/Support Worker required to assist a person with a Physical and Learning Disability living in the Larkhall area.

You would be required to provide one to one care and assistance within their home, and in the community including attending to personal care and participation in social activities. Your duties would involve assisting with tasks such as:

• Attending to all personal care needs (shaving)
• Assisting with medication
• Preparing meals and healthy snacks
• Walking, Gym and assisting with participation in these physical activities
• Household shopping and collecting prescriptions
• Any other daily living tasks to promote independent living
• Driver essential and you will be required drive a mobility vehicle.

Must take a proactive and innovative approach to support and encourage individual to be involved in activities suited to their needs.

Favourite activities are going out for meals, gentle walks, cinema and socialising.

Interested in Wrestling, Boxing, MMA and Football.

Experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

The most important qualities are a warm and friendly nature and a desire to work within a caring role.

Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Hours of Work (with a degree of flexibility)

Recruiting for one position.

Guaranteed permanent position of 14 hours per week

Days and times

Thursday and Friday 12.00pm -7.00pm

Hourly rate:

£14.45 per hour

NOTES TO CANDIDATES

If selected for the next stage of the recruitment process, you will be contacted directly to arrange the next steps.

If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer on a PAYE basis and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible).

Please note: This job is advertised by GCIL South Lanarkshire on behalf of a Personal Employer, we are not the employer or an employment/recruitment agency. Our role is to assist with the recruitment process and Employer’s responsibilities.

GCIL South Lanarkshire is a Self-Directed Support service based in South Lanarkshire, providing information and assistance to enable all eligible people to explore the 4 options for independent living outlined in the Self-Directed Support Act, now in force. GCIL South Lanarkshire is part of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL), which is an established Disabled People's Organisation, with many years of experience assisting people to maximise their preferred support needs.

For more information please contact:

GCIL South Lanarkshire