Personal Care Assistant with Dementia care experience P/T £13.74 PH in Kielder

UKCIL; Hexham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care service is looking for a Personal Care Assistant to support an elderly client in Kielder. Key responsibilities include assisting with personal care, meal preparation, and encouraging social activities. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and ideally have experience in health and social care. This part-time role offers a pay rate of £13.74 per hour and training will be provided.

Benefits

Training provided

Enhanced DBS certificate paid for by employer

Qualifications

• Calm, patient, fun, honest, reliable, and caring.
• Experience in health & social care desirable; awareness of learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with getting in/out of bed, toileting, showering, meal preparation, and medication administration.
• Encourage engagement in activities of her choosing.

Skills

Patience

Reliability

Caring

Ability to follow instructions

Positive outlook

Experience in health & social care

Job description

Personal Care Assistant with Dementia care experience P/T@ £13.74 PH in Kielder

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: d2b9226f

A family is seeking to expand their team of dedicated and compassionate personal care assistants to support their mum in the Kielder area. Support is required 7 days a week across morning, afternoon, and evening calls to assist her in and around her own home and in her local community.

The successful candidates will take a person-centered approach to care, supporting the client’s independence, well-being, and choices, while providing essential personal, social, and domestic care. This lady enjoys cooking, baking, short walks in the community, listening to music (from Elvis Presley to Status Quo), watching old TV programmes like Casualty, and doing crosswords and puzzles.

Main Duties: To support as a second person/personal care assistant for an older lady with significant health and mobility needs, assisting with getting in/out of bed, toileting, showering, meal preparation, feeding, administering medication, and socialising by encouraging her to engage in activities or interests of her choosing.

This role involves close personal contact with an individual who is extremely vulnerable to infection and disease transmission. Preference may be given to applicants who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Consideration will be given to those for whom vaccination is not suitable for valid reasons.

Personal Specification: Car driver preferred.

• Calm, patient, fun, honest, reliable, and caring. Punctual, trustworthy, and respectful of confidentiality.
• Positive outlook and outgoing personality.
• Ability to follow instructions and use own initiative.
• Experience in health & social care desirable; awareness of learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs.

Further Information: An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required (cost covered by employer).
Training will be provided as needed, including safeguarding, moving and handling, medication awareness, and client-specific training.

Pay Rate: Employee £17.23 (higher rate)

Weekly Hours: 6 hours/week, times to be discussed and confirmed at interview, preferably Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Domestic Care
• Social and Leisure Activities
• Supporting independence

Training

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Moving & Handling
• Understanding Challenging Behaviour
• Food Hygiene
• First Aid
• Hand Hygiene
• Dementia Care

Transportation

• Full UK driving license
• Own car

Medical

• Safe Medication Administration
• Continence Care

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com