Personal Care Assistant/ Ref:cw047dj

2 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Mosaic 1898 Full time

To provide assistance at the right time, enabling the child/young person to lead an independent/individual lifestyle in their own home within the community.

The PA should understand their role to assist with the self-defined needs of the child/young person, and feel confident to ask what these needs are, and listen to requests and follow directions given.

To assist in all areas of personal and social and day to day activities as required.

Mosaic 1898 is assisting a family to recruit a PA as follows:
**Job Title**: Personal Assistant

**Location**: LE4 area of Leicester

**Working Times**:5 hours term time/ 10 hours non term time

**Rates of Pay**:£14.25 per hour

**Duties (As required, instructed or directed by employer)**
- Support with accessing social activities - for example, swimming, park, cinema.

**Working with Children with Disabilities**

To provide assistance at the right time, enabling the child/young person to lead an independent/individual lifestyle in their own home within the community.

The PA should understand their role to assist with the self-defined needs of the child/young person, and feel confident to ask what these needs are, and listen to requests and follow directions given.

**The PA should**:

- meet the job’s physical requirements (e.g. moving & handling)
- Arrive at the required times ready to work.
- Contact immediately if going to be more than 15 minutes late.
- Establish close working relationship on one-to-one basis.
- If problems arise, discuss & resolve immediately.
- Maintain confidentiality, respect privacy of employer.
- Have a current driving licence.

**The PA’s Attitude: —**

Appreciate stresses & strains of parent/carer employer and child/young person, and the effect this can have on the acceptance of help.

Understand that the preservation of dignity & independence is important.

Respect the possessions & equipment in the employer’s home.

Use of the telephone, television, radio etc should only be with employer’s prior consent.

Any questions regarding tasks should be clarified before starting.

Duties/hours of work required may vary according to requirements.

**Learning the Job**

Daily tasks will be learnt and familiarised through PA & employer working together. There are Moving & Handling & Hoist Awareness Courses that can be arranged. If PAs do not have formal training certificates, then we recommend that training courses are taken.

**PA Qualities Required**
- Reliable & trustworthy
- Able to accept responsibility.
- Able to work on own, and as part of team.
- Work with initiative if necessary
- Clean and have no unhygienic habits.
- Willing to learn the job well.
- Diligent and conscientious.

** If you are invited to interview, you will be required to bring documentation proving your entitlement to work in the UK.**

** As a condition of employment, you will be required to obtain a DBS from Leicester City Council.**

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £14.25 per hour

Expected hours: 5 - 10 per week

Work Location: In person



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