PA/Support Worker (Male Only) - Ellesmere Port

HF Trust; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Personal Assistant/Support Worker in Ellesmere Port to provide total support for a young man with profound disabilities. The role involves managing daily activities, community engagement, and personal care, with ample opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

33 days of annual leave

10% overtime allowance

20% Bank Holiday allowance

50% for key dates over Christmas

Fully funded Level 2 Diploma training

Health, retail and cash incentives

Qualifications

• Must manage multi-sensory day care programme.
• Ability to administer medication daily.
• Experience or training in health and social care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support daily activities and community outings.
• Keep a diary and attend meetings as required.
• Cover occasional weekends and sleep-ins.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Empathy

Education

Full UK driving license

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Personal Assistant/Support Worker to support a young man who has profound physical and learning disabilities, severely impaired vision and epilepsy. His complex needs mean that he requires total support in all aspects of his life.

He has very limited means of communication how he is feeling and his PA will have to learn to recognise and respond to very small changes in his behaviour.

His PA will be required to:-

• Manage his multi-sensory based day care programme flexibly and imaginatively to match his changing moods/needs each day
• Take him out daily for community based activities which will include rebound therapy and hydrotherapy and outings, shopping and cafe visits.
• Administer medication daily
• attend to his personal care needs
• keep a diary, attend meeting, appointments and training as appropriate

There will be a need for the PA to cover occasional weekends and sleep-ins.

To be able to carry out the full range of daily activities which this young man enjoys his PA must hold a full UK driving license

What we offer you

• Where you’ll be working: Ellesmere Port
• Your salary:£12.60 per hour + Complex Care Rate
• Your working hours: Mon-Fri (Occassional Sleep Ins and Weekends
• Generous Holidays:33 days of annual leave (including eight days statutory bank holidays).
• Pay incentives: 10% overtime allowance, 20% Bank Holiday allowance, 50% for key dates over Christmas.
• Training & development: Earn money while you get a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care.
• Lots of benefits: Health, retail and cash incentives to use how you want.

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