(Social Care) Female Personal Care Assistant RSS.LD.1.25

Take Control North Lanarkshire; Shotts; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A care support service in Shotts is looking for a chatty and caring female Personal Assistant for a young male with disabilities. Responsibilities include personal care, medication assistance, and social activity participation. A Full UK Manual Driving Licence is essential, and experience in care is required. The role is on a zero-hour contract with a minimum of 5 hours per week at £13.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Relevant care experience is required.
• Must have a Full UK Manual Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Attend to all personal care needs.
• Assist with medication and meal preparation.
• Support participation in social activities.
• Help with moving and assisting using a wheelchair.

Skills

Caring attitude

Patience

Communication

Respect for privacy

Animal comfort

Job description

A chatty, intelligent 28 year old male with physical and neurological disabilities, requires a female PA. He lives in the Shotts area and is looking for a PA to help with daily needs, including personal care and going out in the community.

Our lad is out -going, caring, loves a laugh with lots of banter and has many interests including ice-skating, bowling, cinema, shopping, going out for food and enjoying his x box and I-pad. He also enjoys going out on the bus, wheelchair football and visiting truck shows.

This role involves:

· Attending to all personal care needs (showering, catheter care, shaving)

· Assisting with medication

· Preparing meals and healthy snacks

· Assisting with participation in social activities

· Moving and assisting - pushing manual wheelchair, using manual hoist/tracking hoist

· Any other daily living tasks to promote independent living.

We are looking for a PA who is chatty, genuine, patient and kind and who will understand his need for occasional privacy and quiet time. Someone who understands and respects confidentiality and enjoys working in a caring role.

Pets in the household – you must be comfortable working with dogs and cats in the home.

A Driver with a Full UK Manual Driving Licence is essential, as you will be required to drive a manual mobility vehicle.

Relevant care experience is required.

Recruiting for 1 person on a zero-hour contract to cover holiday and any sickness leave, working with 2 other PAs.

5 hours minimum each week.

Days and times to be confirmed.

£13.00 per hour