Personal Assistant

Supreme Support; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

5.6 weeks annual leave

Job summary

Supreme Support is seeking compassionate Community Support workers to assist individuals in their own homes across North Lincolnshire. You will provide independent living support, help with daily tasks, transport, and accompany activities to maintain social engagement.

The role requires a DBS certificate, a full driving licence with business insurance, and experience with complex needs. Shifts include community visits from 9am to 4pm, with 24-hour sleep-in options; you may mix shifts.

Qualifications

• DBS certificate required.
• Full clean driving licence with business insurance.
• Experience supporting service users with complex needs.
• Ability to work in a person-centred way and be respectful.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to live independently in their own homes.
• Perform domestic duties and maintain high standards.
• Support social activities and appointments.
• Follow guidelines and manage risks including medication and safety.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Driving licence

DBS certificate

Complex needs exp

Job description

Location: All Supreme Support localities within the North Lincolnshire area.

Nature of Job Role: To assist with a variety of tasks which will support the individualto live an independent and social life.

Duties:

Independent living – To support individuals to live in their own home either 24 hour / set hours

Domestic duties – All work place areas are maintained to a high standard.

Social duties – To maintain and offer support where necessary to help with any activities, individual’s social calendar and appointments.

Staff to be aware that due to working as a PA these duties may change from day to day so staff need to keep up to date with any changes and rotas and customer relations.

Hours of Work:

• 24 hours a day (Sleep in included)
• Including bank holidays
• Requests to work may be made at short notice

Qualities and Experience:

All staff to have knowledge of job role and expectations and work in a person-centred way. Staff need to be able to communicate with varying degrees of speech and interaction.

To always present a professional manner and adhere to correct boundaries when dealing with customers, families and health professionals. Staff to have personal care, food safety, basic cooking skills, health and safety and first aid knowledge.

All training will be offered to staff as and when required.

All records and reports are kept neat, tidy and readable.

All staff have a non-judgmental, accepting approach to working with people who may be challenging and the ability to cope in a mature way with conflict, distress and challenging behaviour.

Have the ability to support individuals with their physical health needs, this may include transportation and pushing wheelchairs of which a degree of physical fitness will be required.

Show the ability to follow guidelines to manage risks and specific instructions relating to medication, financial transactions and the use of lifting equipment and assistive technologies.

Have an ability to work safely and responsibly without direct supervision in the individual’s own home and in the community.

Must show an ability to work constructively and cooperatively as part of a team, adhering to all guidelines policies and procedures.

Must show an ability to demonstrate respect and acceptance of difference and diversity.

Applicants to have DBS certificate.

Applicants to hold a full clean driving licence with business insurance.

Female only due to client preference

Experience supporting service users with complex needs and other related conditions

Pay:

• Base - £13 per hour
• Sleep Ins - £80
• Mileage is 0.45 per mile with customer or travel from places of work to other customers
• 5.6 weeks annual leave per year
• Company pension

Shifts:

• Community Support roles between 9am - 4pm
• Activities in the community, shopping, lunch, trips to the theatre etc
• 24 hour shifts also available - 10am to 10pm - Including a sleep in - Followed by 8am to 10am
• You can pick up a mixture of these shifts
• No personal care required
• Bank work also available

When covering shifts:

10am to 10pm.

Sleep ins - 10pm to 8am then 8am to 10am

Extra work available to cover sickness or annual leave

Approx 23 hours per week - potential for more hours coveringleave / sickness / bank work

• DBS required
• Six month probationary period
• To assist with social support / independent living
• Driver with own vehicle/business insurance
• Rotas are issued monthly / some flexibility is required to cover annual leave