Personal Assistant/Care Assistant

Care England; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training and support

Pension

DBS check paid by employer

Job summary

Care England is seeking Personal Care Assistants to support an individual at home in Birmingham. The role involves helping with personal care, daily activities, meal prep, and community outings while maintaining dignity and independence.

The candidate should be caring, patient, with good communication, and willing to train. A DBS check is expected; travel may be needed within the locality. Full training and support are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience preferred, but training will be provided.
• Must have good communication skills, be flexible, and have a positive attitude.
• Ability to work under direction, and maintain a compassionate approach.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Help with eating and food preparation.
• Ensure cleaning and organisation of the home environment.
• Maintain medical equipment as required.
• Support with activities in the community and daily errands.

Skills

Good communication

Flexible

Positive attitude

Punctuality

Ability to work independently

Job description

Introduction

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Are you a caring and empathetic individual? If so, I may just have the perfect opportunity for you.

I am looking to build a team of Personal Care Assistants to enable me to carry out personal, domestic, and social tasks. The Personal Care Assistant will work under my direction to meet my physical requirements and health necessities.

The main criteria of the role are that the candidate can effectively build a rapport with me, and have a common understanding and trust.

This opportunity is to assist me to be as independent as possible. In other words, being my hands, as I cannot physically do a lot of things for myself due to having Muscular Dystrophy.

I will require assistance with all aspects of personal care, eating, cleaning, cooking, daily activities, support within the community, driving my adaptive vehicle (not essential) and anything else that I require to lead an active and independent life.

Tasks

• Offering assistance with physical tasks including all aspects of personal care.
• Assisting with eating and food preparation.
• Organisation and cleanliness of my residence.
• Maintenance of medical equipment.
• Assisting me out and about within the community.
• Assisting with daily tasks.
• Supporting and encouraging independence.
• Listening and following my directions.

Profile

• Experience is preferred, although not crucial, as training will be provided.
• Candidates must have good communication skills, must be flexible, and have a positive attitude.
• A patient and understanding manner.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport effectively.
• The personal assistant should be of good general health so they can handle the physical tasks of hoisting, manual handling, changing positions, moving, and adjusting.
• Candidates should always ask first what I require, continuously listening and acting upon my requests.
• Clean DBS.
• Be motivated and able to work under their own initiative.
• Compassion and a non-judgmental perspective.
• Responsible, mature attitude.
• Excellent punctuality.

We offer

• Permanent contracted employment
• Contracted hours
• Competitive pay depending on experience
• Holiday pay
• Bank Holiday pay
• Pension
• Full training and support
• Training and relevant qualifications where applicable
• DBS check paid for by the employer
• A respectful and professional working environment
• Clear routines and expectations
• An established PA team
• A direct working relationship with the person you are supporting
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to someone’s life
• Good transport links, with bus and train stations nearby
• Plenty of parking available locally

Additional Information

Candidates must have a passion for care and want to take part in an active role in helping somebody live up to their abilities. Must have a positive and hard-working attitude to perform to a high standard of care.

This is a permanent position with contracted hours. The candidate will be required to work up to 13-hour shifts. The candidates will be provided with full training and certification.

It would be ideal if you are flexible, able to cover other Personal Care Assistants’ holidays and absences and are available to travel if necessary (however not essential), as long as you can commit to a shift pattern.

A DBS check will be carried out on the successful candidate. The expense of this will be fulfilled by the employer.

This role is not simply a traditional care job.

You will be working closely with me in my home and becoming part of my day-to-day life. I am therefore looking for people who take pride in what they do, respect boundaries and understand what good care looks like.

If you are someone who is kind without being patronising, professional without being cold, confident without being controlling, and reliable without needing to be chased, I would be very interested in hearing from you.