Personal Care Assistant

Position Title: Personal Assistant Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 Vacancy Type: Permanent £14 per hour. Hours:waking night shifts Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10pm7am Job Reference: SOLOOSP ABOUT ME This role is to support a young male living with his parents in his family home, in Shipston-On-Stour. He is supported by one carer and an agency currently, but we would like to change that to build a team of carers around him who get to know him. The client is registered blind and has profound learning disability, fully immobile and suffers with diabetes, Epilepsy and Pokilothermia - which is a condition causing him to be unable to regulate his own body temperature. Client has intermittent oxygen therapy, he can require nebulization, may need oral suction and enteral feeding. Also has a superpubic catheter in-situ. ABOUT YOU The personal assistants will need to be patient, caring and calming, and very understanding of his needs, The ideal candidate will live locally to the family, is flexible and enjoys the company of animals as the family own cats and dogs. You will need to be enthusiastic, patient but inspiring to bring a sense of engagement into their life. You must also be professional and respectful of the family and their home. And have a good sense of humour. HOURS Post includes waking night shifts Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10pm7am (9 hours). Set days will be allocated but the ideal candidate will also need to offer some flexibility with their hours to support any changes, including cover for Annual leave, sickness. BENEFITS In return for your dedication, youll receive a competitive rate of pay in addition to: 5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro-rata for part-time positions). Company pension scheme after 3 months service, subject to the scheme rules. Opportunity to join our Cash Back Health Plan, after successful completion of the probation period. Free training and development for all roles. Access to wellbeing and support tools. Star of the Month rewards And so much more SAFER RECRUITMENT All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and are exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. As part of our Safer Recruitment practices, any offer of employment will be conditional pending receipt of two satisfactory references (see our Safer Recruitment Policy for more information). HOW TO APPLY If you are interested in applying for the position, please click "Apply Now" to submit your application. SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT Solo Support Services recognises that everyone has the right to be safe from abuse and neglect. We will actively promote the safety, health and well-being of everyone in our care by fostering an honest, open, caring and supportive climate within the organisation. We believe that safeguarding is everyones responsibility. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and promote accessibility and inclusivity for all. Solo Support Services is committed to the recruitment and promotion of all on the basis of ability and suitability for the role irrespective of disability, race, gender, health, social class, sexual preference, marital status, nationality, religion, employment status or age. Our organisation is committed to treating your application fairly on these grounds. Please be advised that decisions regarding applications and employment are made in conjunction with our client. Therefore, applications will be shared with them for consideration. We will anonymise all information provided to us to ensure your data is kept confidential prior to an offer of interview. You can view our privacy policy on our websiteTPBN1_UKTJ