Enabler/Personal Care Assistant for a young woman P/T @ £11.91/hr in Allendale - Hexham - NE47
Job Reference (b640ffc2)
We are looking for a committed individual to provide 1:1 support to a young woman who lives in the Allendale area. The support is to enable her main carers to have a break whilst also promoting her independence and allowing her to access appropriate activities in the community.
The young woman has retts syndrome, a neurodevelopment disorder. As a result, she is nonverbal but uses a range of communication methods including eye pointing, pecs and verbalisations to express her emotions/needs. She has hyper mobility, is mobile with some support, however, she does make use of a wheelchair for longer activities. The client requires support with all aspects of her care including personal care and toileting.
The ideal applicant will:
- Be experienced in supporting individuals with additional needs (formal or informal experience)
- Be confident to form relationships and be able to read emotions from an individual's face
- Be physically able to support with mobility and manage the wheelchair
- Be female due to the personal care needs involved in the role
- Be aged over 21 as a mobility car is being sourced and this is for insurance purposes
The young woman has a great sense of humour and is very sociable with people she has formed a relationship with. She enjoys social groups with female friends, going out to lunch and being out and about in general. She enjoys watching television preferring cooking programmes. Somebody who enjoys similar things and is willing to engage with these activities would be preferred.
The client sometimes has varying moods, and this can lead to her frustrations being shown in the form of challenging behaviour. Full support will be provided by family on how best to deal with this.
A driver is essential due to the location of the client and the family are looking to source a mobility car in the future so somebody willing to drive this would be desired. In the interim somebody willing to use their ow care would be desirable.
Job reference: NP/ADSW
Location: Allendale
Rate of pay: £11.91 per hour day time and £10.42 per hour overnights
Hours:
- 6 hours per week. Preferably to be used on a weekend
- Overnights are also available to support the client in her own home whilst family are having an extended break. This will be discussed at interview but is no more than once per month.
- Hours are likely to increase following July when the client leaves full time education.
Any further information:
An enhanced disclosure and barring certificate will be required and the cost of such will be met with the employer.
Where applicable full training in all aspects of care will be provided including safeguarding, medication and moving and handling as some of the main areas.
Services
Meal Preparation
Personal Care
Social + Leisure activities
Support to remain independent
Training
Essential PA Guide
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Moving & Handling
Understanding challenging behaviour
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Own personal car
Can drive a motability equipped car
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep