Support Worker/personal Assistant Eastdale Wigan

6 days ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Possabilities Full time

**Personal Assistant**

We are a social enterprise and we support vulnerable people so that they can 'Live the life they choose'.

Mostly we support people with learning disabilities, young people leaving care and people with dementia...though we do lots of other great things too.

Our Supported living services help people to live as independently as possible. You will be responsible delivering support for people to live in a safe, excellent quality and happy home.

We want people who are passionate, creative and happy. If this sounds a bit like you then carry on reading. You’ll find all you need to know in this job description. If there’s something you are not clear about please ask us if you are invited for an interview.

**Rewards**

The salary for a Personal Assistant is £23,153.23 per annum based on 37 hours per week and dependent upon exact location (pro rata for part time). We will pay up to an additional 4% of your salary into a pension plan for you, which will grow every year until you retire. We are pleased to provide real living wage for this role and 20 days annual leave plus 8 day bank holiday.

**The hours are as per the advertisement**

Individual needs come first, and so we need a lot of flexibility when it comes to your working hours. These will be scheduled Monday-Sunday on a rota basis with the rest of your team and can include sleep-ins; waking nights; weekends; and Bank Holidays.

You can pick up additional hours as and when you want to at an hourly rate of £12 per hour this will be under our separate relief contract.

**What**

You will deliver a high quality, safe and person-centred support to the people using our services. This includes lots of things, from personal care through to supporting people to get out and about, and live the life they choose.

**You will**:

- Provide excellent support with personal care to maintain high hygiene standards
- Help to make sure our physical environment is happy and stimulating
- Provide a choice of activities and support that they can choose from depending on their own likes, preferences, and aspirations
- Maintain a high standard of living for individuals including shopping, laundry, decorating, home maintenance, gardening and other aspects of a domestic nature
- Support with their day to day finances
- Help with any medical appointments or other health needs identified in their person-centred plans
- Support and assist with any moving and handling equipment, including wheelchairs respectfully, and maintaining their dignity
- Administer medication in accordance with individual plans
- Support and encourage them to participate in leisure, work or voluntary activities
- Respond and report on any incidents or concerns that arise during their stay, in accordance with health and safety, safeguarding and other relevant incident management processes

In certain areas you may be asked to provide support services to young people.

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