Personal Care Assistant

Ask Jules; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency seeks a Personal Care Assistant for a client with spinal cord injury living in Wiltshire. The role involves providing essential personal and complex care, supporting day-to-day living, and ensuring the client enjoys an active and fulfilling life. Successful applicants will be team-oriented, maintain confidentiality, and possess a driving license for transporting the client.

Benefits

5.6 weeks holiday pro rata

Nest Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Automatic UK Manual Driving Licence required.
• Prior care experience is desired; full training provided.
• Must be physically fit, reliable, and mature.

Responsibilities

• Assist the client with personal care: bathing, dressing, toileting.
• Provide complex care support including medical tasks and driving.
• Support client in daily living activities and social events.

Skills

Team Player

Fluent in English

Good Computer Skills

Respect for Privacy

Experience with Complex Care Needs

Job description

Personal Care Assistant - Hourly

We are recruiting on behalf of our client with a spinal cord injury, who is living in her home based in Wiltshire. She is looking for a team of care assistants to provide her with personal care and independent living. This is a fantastic opportunity to really help make a difference to our client's personal achievements.

Location: SN8 Marlborough (Wiltshire)

Start: ASAP

Shift Pattern: Days 8am - 8pm & Nights 8pm - 8am

Rate of Pay & Benefits:

Rate of Pay: GBP15 per hour - Mon to Fri / GBP17 per hour Sat & Sun

Once probation is completed the rate will increase to GBP17 per hour Mon to Fri / GBP19 Sat & Sun & GBP22 per hour on Bank Holidays

Holidays: 5.6 weeks pro rata

Nest Pension Scheme

About Our Client

Our client is looking for a Personal Care Assistant to join their current team. She is an outgoing lady, who has a spinal cord injury and requires support with all aspects of her day-to-day living. This includes personal care and clinical care, day-to-day running of her home and general support, therefore the interest in learning clinical skills is a must.

Our client leads an active social life, regularly meeting up with friends and family, as well as running her own business. She lives in her own home, so respect for the house and her privacy are extremely important to her. Prior care experience is desired for this role. However, full training in her particular needs will be provided.

About the job

This is a fantastic opportunity to ensure the client can carry on with her busy work and social life, so she can carry on to live life to her fullest.

Our client needs assistance with:

-Personal Care - Bathing, Dressing, Toileting

-Complex Care assistance - Transferring, Turning in Bed, Medical care

-The use of medical equipment - tracheostomy, ventilator over night

-Health Care - Administrating medicine, using medical equipment

-Driving - confident in your ability to safely drive the client's adapted automatic van

-Daily Living - Cooking, Shopping

-Social Support - assistance with accompanying our client to any social events

-Housekeeping / Domestic duties - Cleaning, Ironing, Washing

Skills & Requirements

-Automatic UK Manual Driving Licence, as you will be driving our client's adapted vehicle

-A great team player and ready to fit in in a very well-established team

-Fluent in the English Language

-Respectful towards our client's privacy have an understanding of the need for confidentiality

-Non-Smoker

-Experience working with complex care needs (desirable)

-Able to provide 'on-call' cover for absent colleagues (days, nights, weekends etc)

-Good computer skills in order to assist our client with any administrative tasks

-Must not have any pet allergies

Qualities our client is looking for in an ideal applicant:

-Physically fit, active & presentable

-Reliable & trustworthy

-A Mature & Responsible attitude

-Well presented & polite

-Good organisational skills & being able to work on your own initiative

-Have a great sense of humour

You must hold an Automatic UK Manual Driving Licence as you will be required to drive the clients adapted vehicle (must be 25 or over for insurance purposes).

Application Process: To apply, please submit a cover letter describing your interests and explaining why you would be a suitable candidate for this unique and rewarding position.

About Us: AskJules is committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We are agents for university students with physical disabilities, providing personal, academic, and social support. AskJules is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. All applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.