Personal Care Assistant – Ref: SOLOJSOR

Solo Support Services; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Solo Support Services in Doncaster is seeking two caring Personal Assistants to support a 28-year-old gentleman at his home in Walkeringham. The role covers 23 hours per week with additional hours to cover holidays and team absences.

Shifts include mornings, evenings, and some weekend coverage, with a friendly, supportive team environment. Full DBS checks apply and a full UK driving licence is preferred to assist with activities and community outings.

Qualifications

• UK driving licence preferred to support community outings and day-to-day activity.
• Flexibility to cover holidays and team absences.
• Ability to work with adults with complex health needs.

Responsibilities

• Medication administration, including rescue meds.
• Moving and handling and transfer support.
• PEG feeding support and catheter management.
• Personal care and bathing tasks.
• Complete daily diary entries.

Skills

Caring

Reliability

Driving licence

Tools

Suction machine

Job description

Personal Care Assistant – Ref: SOLOJSORLocation: Walkeringham, Doncaster, DN10Hourly Rate: £14.72Hours Available: 35 per week. Shift details listed in description below.Please note that...

Location

Doncaster, Yorkshire and the Humber

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SOLOJSOR

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Personal Care Assistant – Ref: SOLOJSOR

Location: Walkeringham, Doncaster, DN10

Hourly Rate: £14.72

Hours Available: 35 per week. Shift details listed in description below.Please note that the hours are flexible and can be discussed with the right candidates.

About Me

I am a 28-year-old gentleman living in my own annex at the family home in the Walkeringham area of Doncaster with my mum, dad, and our two dogs. I have a cheeky sense of humour and love to laugh.

I have Cerebral Palsy and am a full-time wheelchair user. I require a hoist for all transfers and have complex health needs, including severe seizures, a learning disability, and I am non-verbal. I also have a baclofen pump, a Mic-Key button, and a suprapubic catheter.

Although my needs may sound complex on paper, I am a very easy-going person to support and tend to draw people in with my warm and magnetic personality.I attend a day centre Monday to Friday and enjoy getting out and about, listening to birds, being around nature, music, and people singing. I am very tactile and enjoy interaction and attention from those around me.

About You

I am currently looking for two caring and reliable Personal Assistants to join my team and share 23 hours per week, with additional hours available to cover holidays and team absences.

• Monday 8am-6pm.
• Tue, Wed & Thur 7-9.30am and 4-6.30pm
• Friday 8am-6pm

Please note that the hours are flexible and can be discussed with the right candidates, e/g split across two PAs

Rate of pay: £14.72 per hour.

The successful candidates will support me with the below but not limited to: Medication administration, including rescue medication, Moving and handling, feeding via PEG, Personal care and bathing, using a suction machine, emptying and managing my catheter, completing daily diary entries.

Full training will be provided for all aspects of the role.

Candidates are required to have a full UK Driving licence, to support in transporting me to and from the day centre and out and about in the community.

Applicants from previous Solo Support Services adverts or roles are welcomed.(The position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and is exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.)