Personal Care Assistant / Support Worker

UKCIL Ltd; Halifax; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

Induction support

Training opportunities

Competitive pay

Workplace pension

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a client in Halifax. The role is part-time (up to 18 hours per week) and involves assisting with personal care, medication, transport to appointments, and social activities. You will also help with domestic tasks and flexible duties to ensure safe, consistent care.

Full training and induction support are provided. Applicants should have a driving licence and car with appropriate insurance, be willing to travel, and demonstrate empathy,

Qualifications

• Driving licence required or preferred.
• Car with valid insurance to transport client.
• First aid training preferred.
• Experience with administering medication.
• Ability to build good relationships with client and family.
• Strong communication skills across settings.
• Experience with people with disabilities is beneficial.
• Ability to work under pressure and respond calmly.
• Ability to interpret and implement care plans.
• Empathy, patience and a genuine desire to help are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide social support and accompany client to appointments and activities.
• Support client to access social activities and attend events.
• Assist with personal care tasks and hygiene as needed.
• Support medication administration and ordering as required.
• Assist with household tasks: groceries, cooking, cleaning, laundry and ironing.
• Assist with mobility and daily living activities.
• Be available to perform other duties to maintain safe and consistent care.

Skills

Driving licence

Car with correct insurance

First aid trained

Medication administration

Building relationships

Effective communication

Disability care experience

Working under pressure

Decision making

Vigilant and proactive

Understanding care plans

Empathy and patience

Job description

Care Assistant for a person 18 hr/wk@ £13.22/hr in HX1 - FTE - £25.8k - Halifax - HX1

Job title

Personal Assistant

Reporting to

The client

About the employer

The client is a thirty-four-year-old who lives with chronic health conditions, most notably non-epileptic seizures (also known as non-epileptic attack disorder) and hemiplegic migraines. These conditions have a significant impact on her daily life and as such, she requires help and support, both within her home environment and to access social activities.

She has a passion for music and singing and enjoys getting out and about in the countryside. She regularly attends a local long covid support group and enjoys socialising with others. She also enjoys doing arts and crafts and baking.

Job purpose

To support the client with a variety of tasks which will enable and assist her to meet her full potential while being supported in a safe and supportive way. To ensure that the client’s care needs and support needs are met enabling her to live her personal and social life according to the client’s wishes and interests.

Main Duties

Social duties, for example:

• Support to attend medical appointments.
• Accompany the client to access social activities when she is in the community. For example, when attending singing workshops or attending the long covid group. Also to safely attend social events such as going to the cinema or concerts.
• Support to socialise with family and friends.
• To offer support and supervise hobbies such as baking and arts and crafts.

Personal care

• To shower safely, due to seizures.
• Support with my continence needs e.g. assist with changing pad.
• Support oral hygiene for example cleaning teeth when required.
• Support washing and dressing when required.

Medication Support

• Support to prompt medication and administer medication.
• Support to order medication.

Domestic duties

• Support with grocery shopping.
• Supervise and support cooking and serving meals and snacks and ensuring the client drinks plenty and has drinks to hand.
• Support with cleaning around the flat, changing linen, doing laundry and ironing.

You may be requested to undertake other duties to ensure that the care remains consistent and safe. These duties may vary from day to day.

Person Specification

• You should be a non-judgemental, adaptable, honest and compassionate person.
• You should be able to demonstrate that you are able to build a good friendly relationship and have a good understanding of professional boundaries.
• You should have experience of giving person centred care. Placing the care of the client at the centre of what you do.
• You should be flexible and able to respond in a clam manner in an emergency, you should be able to monitor and understand the client’s care needs and be able to recognise signs of an unwell person and therefore be able to respond appropriately to ensure safety.
• You should be able to work independently and also in collaboration with other services that support the client’s needs.
• It would be helpful for you to have some understanding of the client’s condition and an understand seizures and how to manage them.
• You should have a willingness to travel.
• You should be willing to undertake training and learning opportunities.
• You should have a good understanding of legislation for example, Mental Capacity Act, disabilities discrimination, and human rights act.
• You should have a good understand of medication and administration.
• You should hold a vailed DBS or willing to undertake one.

What you can expect to receive

• Full training will be given.
• Help and support during the induction period.
• Access to other training opportunities
• Competitive rates of pay
• Workplace pension

Type of job

Permanent

Hours of work

Hours of work: Part time (up to 18 hours a week)

Working pattern and days: There is expectation to work over 7 days covering alternate Sundays, mornings, lunchtime, evenings and holiday cover. Flexible hours to be mutually agreed.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Driving licence
• Car with correct insurance
• Preferably first aid trained
• Have experience with administering medication competently
• Good at building relationships
• Be able to communicate effectively in a wide range of settings and situations
• Experience of working with people with disabilities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to make informed decisions which are in the best interest of the client and adapt to changing situations.
• Be able to be watchful and then proactive to the client’s changing symptoms to ensure their safety
• Understanding of care plans and the ability to implement them accurately
• Empathy, patience and a genuine desire to help others are essential qualities for this role

This position offers the opportunity to make a significant difference in the life of those who you assist.