Personal Care Assistant /Support Worker Ref: JMIT/LD/11-25 - (GCIL South Lanarkshire)

GCIL South Lanarkshire; Larkhall; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

GCIL South Lanarkshire is seeking a Personal Care Assistant / Support Worker to assist a young man with a Physical Disability, Learning Disability and Epilepsy, and a young woman with Autism, in their family home in Stonehouse. You will provide one-to-one support, enabling participation in community activities and daily living tasks.

The role includes occasional evenings, Fridays 6.30pm–9.30pm, some weekends; a driver with own vehicle is required (mileage paid).

Qualifications

• The most important qualities are a warm and friendly nature and a desire to work within a caring role.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Hours of Work: guaranteed permanent position of 10 hours per week; Fridays and flexibility to discuss interview.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with emergency medication.
• Assisting and participating in chosen activities.
• Moving and assisting - pushing manual wheelchair (only for long distance walks).
• Any other daily living tasks to promote independent living.
• Driver essential and you will be required to use your own vehicle – mileage allowance will be paid.

Job description

Personal Care Assistant /Support Worker Ref: JMIT/LD/11-25 - (GCIL South Lanarkshire)

Personal Care Assistant /Support Worker required to assist a young man with a Physical Disability, Learning Disability and Epilepsy and a young woman with Autism, both living in the family home in Stonehouse.

You would be required to provide one to one care, supporting each person (they are brother and sister) individually at separate times (5 hours per week each) to provide assistance in the community including participation in social activities. Your duties would involve assisting with tasks such as:

Assisting with emergency medication

Assisting and participation in chosen activities

Moving and assisting - pushing manual wheelchair (only required for long distance walks)

Any other daily living tasks to promote independent living

Driver essential and you will be required to use your own vehicle – mileage allowance will be paid.

Epilepsy Experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

The most important qualities are a warm and friendly nature and a desire to work within a caring role.

Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Must take a proactive and innovative approach to support and encourage individual to be involved in activities suited to their needs.

Favourite activities are 10 pin bowling, music, playing games consoles, going out for lunch i.e. McDonald's and garden centres.

Hours of Work (with a degree of flexibility)

Recruiting for one position.

Guaranteed permanent position of 10 hours per week

Days and times:

Typically – (to be discussed at interview)

Friday: 6.30pm – 9.30pm

Occasional weekends and evenings may be required – to be discussed at interview as this may change as youth groups start to open

Hourly rate:

£14.45 per hour

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NOTES TO CANDIDATES

If selected for the next stage of the recruitment process, you will be contacted directly to arrange the next steps.

If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer on a PAYE basis and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible).

Please note: This job is advertised by GCIL South Lanarkshire on behalf of a Personal Employer, we are not the employer or an employment/recruitment agency. Our role is to assist with the recruitment process and Employer’s responsibilities.

GCIL South Lanarkshire is a Self-Directed Support service based in South Lanarkshire, providing information and assistance to enable all eligible people to explore the 4 options for independent living outlined in the Self-Directed Support Act, now in force. GCIL South Lanarkshire is part of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL), which is an established Disabled People's Organisation, with many years of experience assisting people to maximise their preferred support needs.

For more information please contact:

GCIL South Lanarkshire