Personal Assistant/Enabler - Morpeth - NE61

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Job Reference (8442198f)

JOB DESCRIPTION

POST: | Personal Assistant/Enabler
LOCATION: | Morpeth, Northumberland
JOB PURPOSE: | To provide support with a teenager who has a psychical and learning disabilities because of a brain injury
REF: | BR/SM

Main Duties:

Support is required to enable this teenager to explore and access appropriate community and leisure activities of interest. Support is needed to plan and organize leisure time.
Teenager is tech savvy with hopes to pursue interests in audio/visual technology
Support to remain as independently as possible and interact with people of a similar age
Support with personal care, manual handling, a wheelchair is always in use. Standing transfers and hoisting are required as part of this role. The use of varied equipment is required, full training will be given
PEG feeding is required as part of this role and full training will be provided
Communication – can make needs known given time and encouragement
A driving license is required for transport in a wheelchair vehicle

Hours

8 hours per week to be used flexibly over the week and arranged around leisure and social activities/outings, some weekend support will be required.

Rates of pay

£11.91 per hour. Holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks per year pro-rata.

Out-of-pocket expenses will be paid by the employer, for example mileage, drinks and snacks and leisure costs.

Person Specification

The successful applicant must:

Have experience and a positive understanding about young people who have disabilities
Have a genuine interest in working with complex needs
Have a high degree of initiative
Be flexible
Have a happy, positive, and caring nature
Respect confidentiality

Applicants must hold a full and clean driving license and be insured for business use.

The successful candidate will require an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure (DBS), cost to be met by Northumberland County Council.

Services

Personal Care

Social + Leisure activities

Support to remain independent

Training

Essential PA Guide

Safeguarding Adults/Children

Moving & Handling

Transportation

Full UK driving license

Can drive a motability equipped car

Medical

PEG Feeding

Schedule, Pay & Hours

Time

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mor

Aft

Eve

ONA

ONS

ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep

Hour/Week

40.0

Pay/hr

£11.91

Weekly Actual

£476

Monthly Actual

£2,064

Annual Actual

£24,773

Annual FTE

£24,773

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