Personal Care Assistant for P/t@ £12.50/hr in

4 weeks ago


Shifnal, United Kingdom UKCIL Full time

**HomeCareDirect** are industry-leading specialists in personalisation. We help a wide variety of people to take control over their care at home using personal budgets, personal health budgets, direct payments or their own funding.

**_ Vacancy Summary:_**
- This vacancy is for a part-time Personal (Care) Assistant in the Shifnal area of Shropshire. The vacancy is for 12hours per month to start to suit our client, so flexibility is essential.

**_ About me:_**
- I am a profoundly autistic gentleman in my mid-thirties. I live at home with my family and they are very important to me. I like to get involved with fundraising and local events and I also like to be out and about in the community, attend family events and taking long walks in the countryside and visiting attractions.

**_ What support I need:_**
- I am non-verbal and require help in all areas of personal care. I need support with everyday tasks at home and in the community doing the things I enjoy and to achieve new goals and achievements.
- You will support me to meet my healthcare needs, social needs and safety inside and outside my home. It is important that my care team support me to live out an active, enjoyable and purposeful life.
- A person-centred approach is vital to me and determines what I can achieve on a daily basis.

**About you and our requirements**:

- It is essential that you have experience with autism, learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge.

Full training is provided however, it would be advantageous if you had experience in the following:

- Medication Administer
- Challenging behaviour
- Knowledge of PICA
- Knowledge of positive behaviour support
- Safeguarding
- You will be a driver with a full UK driving licence as you will need to drive our client’s own car.
- An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense met by HomeCareDirect)

**What we can offer you**:
The current rate of pay is £12.50 per hour
- Training and supervisions are paid at national minimum wage
- Auto enrolment into a pension scheme
- Enhanced Bank Holiday Payments
- Generic training is provided along with shadowing of existing PA’s.
- Full support and supervisions from your dedicated local nurse and Care Facilitator
- Enhanced Pay to client support needs
- Enhanced client specific training
- Personal Development Plan
- Blue Light Card
- Long Service Awards

**EAP Wellbeing Programme**
- Fitness Plans
- Nutrition/Recipes
- Self Help Guides
- High Street Discounts
- 24 Hour Confidential Support

**_ Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care._**

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Services**
- Meal Preparation
- Personal Care
- Social + Leisure activities
- Support to remain independent

**Training**
- Safeguarding Adults/Children
- Understanding challenging behaviour
- Food Hygiene
- First Aid
- Hand hygiene
- Autism / Aspergers

**Transportation**
- Full UK driving license
- Can drive a motability equipped car

**Medical**
- Safe Administration of Medication



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