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Personal Budgets Support Service; Rushden; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Personal Budgets Support Service is seeking a Female Personal Assistant / Care Assistant to support a young adult in Rushden. The role requires covering 12-hour day shifts (8:00–20:00) with potential night coverage, and may involve weekend work. A full driving licence is essential and you will drive a motability car.

Excellent empathy, reliability and discretion are key. You will assist with domestic duties, social activities, budgeting, personal care, and medication administration, while

Qualifications

• Friendly and empathetic support, with ability to take instruction.
• Must be flexible, trustworthy and able to adapt to changing needs.
• Training will be provided as needed.
• Must be comfortable with dogs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with domestic duties such as cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, laundry and gardening.
• Help to keep in touch and socialise with friends and family.
• Support to access the community and attend activities or groups.
• Assist with budgeting and money management.
• Drive the employer’s motability car (full licence required).
• Support with walking/dogs and pet care.
• Assist with personal care during grooming, showering, and dressing when needed.
• Encourage and assist with hygiene activities (teeth brushing, showering).
• Administer and monitor medications as directed.
• Help with appointments and scheduling.
• Provide emotional support during periods of overwhelm, dissociation or PTSD triggers.
• Recognise early signs of seizures and respond safely per plan.

Skills

Empathetic support

Friendly

Trustworthy

Flexible

Calm under pressure

Education

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

ER11/25/CW Female Personal Assistant / Care Assistant

Female Personal Assistant / Care Assistant

Job reference:

ER11/25/CW

Hours

A team of PA's is required to cover 24 hour care across 7 days a week.

Therefore, a range of 12 hour shifts are available; 08:00 to 20:00

Combining shifts would be considered.

Please indicate what hours you would be interested in applying for.

Shifts Available are:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 8 am to 8pm,

These can be worked as individual 12 hour shifts or several shifts across the week.

You may be asked to cover other PA's shifts, with notice, this may include night shifts 8pm to 8am

Rate

£12.71 per hour

Area

About the employer

The employer is a young lady living in her own home with 2 dogs. She has Autism, complex PTSD and NES (non-epileptic seizures), she enjoys Arts and Crafts, dog walks, the outdoors and completing puzzles.

A team of personal assistants is sought to support her continued independent life enabling her to enjoy her pastimes and also to assist her to explore and expand her leisure opportunities and activities.

Main Duties

• Support with domestic duties such as cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, laundry, and gardening.
• Support to keep in touch/socialise with friends and family.
• Support to access the community and attend activities or groups.
• Support with budgeting.
• The employer has a motability car, which you will be required to drive, therefore a full driving licence is essential. Restrictions apply.
• Support to care for/walk dogs.
• Support with personal care such as hair washing or after a seizure showering, toileting and dressing.
• Prompting encouraging with showering, teeth brushing, dressing and all personal hygiene.
• Supporting with administering medication.
• Support with making, keeping, and attending appointments.
• Supporting emotional regulation during periods of overwhelm, dissociation or PTSD triggers.
• Recognising early signs of seizures and providing safe, appropriate response as per seizure support plan.
• Any other task which the employer may reasonably ask you to do which falls within the scope of the job as a Personal Assistant.

Additional employment information

The successful applicant will be friendly, able to give empathetic support, while respecting the employer's independence but also able to take instruction.

A can-do attitude and aptitude to assist the employer with her varied interests are needed with a willingness to help her explore new activities, joining in when appropriate.

Must be flexible, trustworthy, and active with a good sense of humour.

Must be comfortable with dogs (Employer has one large dog and one small dog).

Able to remain calm, patient and emotionally regulated during seizures, meltdowns, distress or challenging behaviour.

Experience preferred in Autism, training will be given and shadow shifts.

Please note you will be directly employed by the person (or their representative) that you will be assisting. The Council is not the employer.

Sponsorship cannot be provided by individual employers. Your right to work in the UK must be confirmed already.