FEMALE PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT in GRAVESEND - F/T or PT @ £15.71 - £24.32hr FTE 30.6K - Gravesend - DA12
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FEMALE PERSONAL HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT IN GRAVESEND - DA12
FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE (HOURS NEGOTIABLE)
FROM £15.71 - £24.32 Per Hour
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Restricted To Female Applicants Only-Exemption claimed under the Equality Act 2010)
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I am a middle aged Male full-time wheelchair user with 24-hour high dependency needs, and I require one full-time or two part-time Female Care Assistants (Personal Assistants) to join my established team of employees to assist me in all areas of complex personal care and independent living support needs, including driving a wheelchair accessible vehicle to assist me to live an active and fulfiiled life.
Candidates should ideally live within the Gravesend, Northfleet or Dartford areas and must be willing to work in a flexible manner, by which I mean able to work a mixture of morning, afternoon, evening and one overnight shift each week. Shift patterns differ from week to week.
A minimum of one years previous relevant experience is preferred, however, this is not essential because extensive in-house Spinal Cord Injury aftercare training is provided via shadow-shifts on commencement of employment, together with externally sourced training from an experienced Spinal Cord Injury Nurse healthcare professional.
This is a physical job role that involves moving, handling, transferring and positioning using a hoist and sliding sheet, and the provision of physiotherapy / passive limb movements for which training is provided. A good state of physical health and stamina is therefore essential.
The person specific nature of the job role dictates the need for confidentiality, commitment, communication and mutual trust and respect, are essential.
This is a unique opportunity to support a physically disabled person to live independently in the community to achieve the best quality of life possible in difficult personal circumstances, which can be very rewarding, provides great job satisfaction and the opportunity to learn new care skills.
Some of my Employees' have worked for, and with me, for 30+ years which i believe demonstrates that I am a good employer to work for.
JOB BENEFITS:
- Excellent rates of pay!
- Contractually agreed weekly working hours GUARANTEED - No Zero hours contracts!
- Full-time or Part-time permanent employment
- Opportunities to work overtime hours
- 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year (Pro-rata to contractually agreed weekly working hours)
- Enhanced rates of pay for working Weekend and Bank Holiday shifts.
- Sick Pay
- Employee Pension Scheme
- In-House shadow shift induction training.
- ‘Externally Sourced’ Certificated Spinal Cord Injury aftercare training.
- Opportunities to learn new care skills
- Excellent working conditions!
- Blue Light Card membership - for discounted store shopping, entertainment and dining out!
- Free on-site parking
To apply for this position you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK.
- Already lawfully living in the UK.
- Able to speak and understand the English Language fluently and clearly.
- Be agreeable to an ‘Enhanced DBS' Check.
- Be agreeable to a Doctor's Medical Examination, if considered necessary.
- Hold a valid Full UK Driving Licence and have access to a motor vehicle.
Ideal candidates:
- 1+ years relevant previous experience.
- Cheerful
- Friendly
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Caring disposition
- Flexible
- Punctual
- Enthusiastic to learn new skills.
- Willingness to carry out the job role to the best of your ability.
- Able to work on own initiative.
- Possess a ‘Can Do’ attitude when problem-solving situations arise.
- Able to follow clear instruction
Services
Meal Preparation
Personal Care
Domestic Care
Social + Leisure activities
Support to remain independent
Training
Essential PA Guide
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Moving & Handling
Food Hygiene
First Aid
Hand hygiene
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Own personal car
Can drive a motability equipped car
Medical
Safe Administration of Medication
Continence Care
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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Sun
ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep