Personal Care Assistant for young woman in Norwich- 5 hours every other Sat @ £15.00 p/h

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 2d74102b

Job Purpose
I am a young woman who is non verbal with Down Syndrome, who is looking for a care assistant for 5 hours every other week to help encourage me to leave the house for fun activities like swimming, cinema and trips to the park. To enable us to get out and about I would need a care assistant with their own car and business insurance and would need help getting in and out of the car.

As this is job is five hours a day I will need help with things like getting dressed and meal preparation. I do not chew my food so will need this chopped up into small pieces for me.

Female PA required due to personal care.

Location: Norwich NR5

Details:
– Personal care
– Assist with getting dressed
– Assist with getting in and out of a car
– Meal prep

Person specification:
Listed below are the skills, competencies and qualities that are essential and desirable for the post. My assessment of these, both on application and at interview, will be the main factor in determining if you are successful. Please refer to these when submitting your application.

Essential:
– Friendly, caring, reliable
– Punctual, patient, vigilant
– Understanding of young people with disabilities

Desirable:
– Someone who knows Makaton or Sign-a-long
– Full UK driving license
– Own personal car
– First aid training

Summary terms and conditions:
– The rate of pay for this position is £15.00 per hour
– Hours and times of work: 5 hrs every other Saturday
– The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive week
– Free Care Skills training provided to employees

– If this job requires any of the following: Manual Handling, Handling of hazardous chemical, Food Handling. You will be required undertake annual training.

The post is subject to the following:
– A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer
– Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer
– Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 3 months

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

Training

• First Aid

Transportation

• Full UK driving license
• Own personal car

Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com