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Two Personal Care Assistants or a teenager 20 hr/wk @ £17.23/hr in Riding Mill - Riding Mill - NE44

• To support this fun loving teenager with up to 20 hours per week, per PA, with accessing appropriate activities in and around his community. He doesn’t currently attend local groups for disabled people but we would like him to.
• To build a secure relationship with the young person and his family.
• To encourage independence and pursue activities of his choice.
• Supporting with basic meal preparation (heating a meal, or making a sandwich etc) and helping with feeding.
• An understanding of tonic/clonic epilepsy would be preferred however full training will be provided.
• An understanding of allergies would be preferred, however full training will also be provided.
• Emergency medication will be required as part of this role and full training will be provided.
• To provide all personal care needs at home where we have ceiling track hoist in the bedroom and bathroom, Oliver uses a commode over the toilet at home. When out for short trips we don’t access public bathrooms unless they are changing spaces.
• To support with all transfers using ceiling track hoist, or mobile hoist if outside in the garden. A full moving and handling plan can be provided.
• To support with all transfers in and out of his wheelchair using ceiling track or mobile hoist. Some transfers onto an Innowalk and/or a standing frame will be required using an H frame ceiling track hoist.

• Have some experience of working alongside children with disabilities, however the most important factor is your personality and ability to be flexible and have fun.
• Have a high degree of initiative and creativity.
• Have a great sense of humour and enjoy.
• Experience of autism is useful.