Personal Assistant for young boy in North Walsham -4hrs fortnightly on Saturdays - £16ph

UKCIL; North Walsham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A care support organization is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a young boy in North Walsham. The role involves working part-time for 4 hours fortnightly, focusing on personal care and hygiene. Candidates should have experience with nonverbal children, be reliable, and ideally possess First Aid training. Training on specific tasks such as PEG feeding will be provided. The pay rate is £16 per hour, including holiday entitlement and free training.

Benefits

Annual holiday entitlement

Free training for employed workers

DBS check cost covered by the employer

Qualifications

• Experience with nonverbal children is essential.
• First aid training is a must.
• Reliability and trustworthiness are critical.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a 2:1 team.
• Ensure hygiene and personal care.
• Assist in PEG feeding if trained.

Skills

Experience with nonverbal children

High levels of patience and understanding

First aid trained

Reliable

Trustworthy

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Personal Assistant for a young boy in North Walsham. 4 hours fortnightly on Saturdays. Rate: £16 per hour.

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 01c8b98b

Responsibilities

• Working as part of a 2:1 team
• Maintaining hygiene and personal care – ensure he washes hands before and after meals, nappy changing and clothing changes when required
• PEG feeding (training provided if required) – food and fluid support and offering
• Responsible for his safety and well-being at all times
• Supporting with behaviours – follow the lead of the current PA and use safe escorting techniques when required
• Maintaining his environment – tidy up

Qualifications

• Essential requirements: Experience with nonverbal children; high levels of patience and understanding; First aid trained; Reliable; Trustworthy; Can work Saturday evenings (fortnightly); Can work as part of a team
• Desirable requirements: STEPS trained; PEG trained

Summary terms and conditions

• Rate of pay: £16 per hour
• Hours and times of work: 4 hours fortnightly on a Saturday evening 6pm-10pm
• Other duties will be discussed as appropriate; everything that will be expected will be explained prior to acceptance
• Annual holiday entitlement: equivalent to 5.6 weeks of work
• Access to free training for employed workers
• If required: manual handling, handling of hazardous chemicals and/or food handling training
• DBS check (cost covered by the employer) and satisfactory references from two referees (one must be current or last employer)
• Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Meal preparation
• Personal care
• Domestic care

Training

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Understanding challenging behaviour
• Food hygiene
• First aid
• Hand hygiene

Medical

• PEG feeding

How to apply

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com