Personal Care Assistant

1 week ago


Ashington, Northumberland, United Kingdom UKCIL Full time
**We are looking for an experienced support worker to provide 2:1 enabling to a 6-year-old boy who lives in the Ashington area.
The support is to encourage socialisation with peers and engagement in age-appropriate activities outside of the family home.
The child lives at home with his parents and three siblings. He has a diagnosis of global development delay and a rare chromosome abnormality.

He does have a gastronomy feeding tube in situ and full training will be provided on this prior to commencement.

Personal care, including toileting will be required within the role.

  • The young boy is very active and enjoys climbing, being outside in the car and generally making a mess; as most children his age do. He does need somebody who can calm his behaviour when he becomes over excited.

Two support workers are required to support him in engaging with activities such as soft play whilst ensuring his safety at all times.


  • A car driver with business use insurance is a necessity. Mileage will be paid in agreement with the employer.
  • The ideal applicant will be:
  • Experienced with supporting children with additional needs
  • Experienced with supporting nonverbal individuals or those with challenging behaviour
  • Able to work successfully alongside a second worker at all times
  • Have a calm, confident, controlled personality
  • Have flexibility to meet the requirements of the hours
  • Be proactive and able to take the lead in appropriate situations

Rate of Pay:
£12.00 per hour


Hours Breakdown:

  • 3 hours per week term time to be used as a block on a weekend (a seodn worker is in place to support)
  • 6 hours per week during school holidays (a second/third worker is in place to support with these hours)
  • Flexibility during the holidays will be required to provide the support is smaller blocks
A full enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate will be required and full cost will be met by the employer.

Key Responsibilities:

Services

  • Personal Care
  • Social + Leisure activities
  • Support to remain independent

Training

  • Essential PA Guide
  • Safeguarding Adults/Children
  • Moving & Handling
  • Understanding challenging behaviour
  • Autism / Aspergers

Medical

  • Safe Administration of Medication
  • Continence Care
  • PEG Feeding

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