Personal Care Assistant for a Gentleman F/t @
5 months ago
**Care Manager seeking Personal Assistants/Support Workers to be part of a 24/7 Care Team for a Disabled Man who leads a normal life with full time job.**
**Essential criteria**
- Do you have the right to work in the UK?
- Do you have a full UK manual driver’s license and are over 24 years (for insurance purposes) of age?
- Do you live within a daily (35-45 minutes) commute of St Neots (PE19)?
- Do you want a job which makes a real difference every day to somebody else's life?
- If YES to the above keep reading
**The Job**
- What is a PA? It’s not an office PA, and it’s not just a carer or support worker. It’s an exciting role where in time you become an essential member of the team. You will wear many hats; carer, companion, support worker, driver, physio, housekeeper, and chef, to name but a few. You’ll join an existing established supportive welcoming team and share the weekly responsibilities of enabling a man with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 2 to lead the life he wants and deserves.
- He is a friendly, kind-hearted man with a good sense of humour. In time his carers become part of his extended family with existing staff having worked with him for 14 years or more.
- We are not a company, it’s a private individual in his own home but you get employment rights like any other job. Your salary is funded by the NHS and DWP, this provides job and financial security.
- 42 hours per week on full time contract (or pro rata if job sharing) combination of days, nights, and shared weekends (1 in 4) with 12 - 48-hour shifts. We try to work with the people we have to be flexible and fair. Job share and part time considered. We don’t have capacity for just night staff currently. Salary starting £25,000.00 per year with potential to earn £30,000+ when reach full role capabilities.
**The type of person**
**Key Attributes**
- Friendly, dedicated, caring and supportive
- Energetic and hard working
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Reliable team member with a positive attitude
- Professional
**Main responsibilities**:
- Providing all personal care
- Hoist transfers / Manual Handling
- Feeding and fluid management
- Toileting (no catheters)
- Help in setting up computer for full day of work and attending meetings (all over UK) when required
- Cooking a variety of healthy meals and cuisines
- Housekeeping
- Support physical well-being (physio/stretching/swimming/exercise)
- Medication administering
**Where you will work**
- Your main place of work will be a well-adapted bungalow, with integrated hoists and a voice recognition system allowing for independent living. You will make a difference everyday by supporting him to pursue his professional full-time occupation and lead an active social life that involves swimming, following his favourite football team and socialising with friends and family. Whilst he predominantly works from home, you will be asked to support him with a visit in various cities across the UK for both work and pleasure.
**Support for you**
- You will be supported by our Care manager, who is in place to offer:
- Support and guidance
- On-going training, including Basic, life support, Manual handling, relevant courses suitable for ensuring best practice of care
- Appraisals
- Team meetings
- Performance reviews
**What we offer in return of your hard work and dedication**:
- Highly competitive rates of pay starting from £11.50, during probation
- Potential to increase to £15 per hour, dependent on experience and capability as part of regular pay reviews
- Overtime and enhanced rates of pay depending on activity (for example if he needs to be up early for work, before 6am double time)
- Enhancement to pay on bank holidays, weekends, and unsocial hours
- Loyalty bonus £1,000 bonus for years’ service
- Free DBS checks
- Pension
- Holiday Pay
- Meals can be provided if desired at reduced rate
- Free on-site parking
- Costco membership
- Blue Sky discount card
- If you are interested and want a
**friendly chat** before applying, call our Care Manager Clare on 03330508010
**If you do not meet the job criteria set out at the top of this advert, we will unfortunately be unable to discuss the matter any further as these are key requirements for the position. It would be unfair for us to waste your time.**
**Key Responsibilities**:
**Services**
- Meal Preparation
- Personal Care
- Domestic Care
- Social + Leisure activities
- Support to remain independent
**Transportation**
- Full UK driving license
- Can drive a motability equipped car
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