Personal Assistant for young gentleman in Wymondham 8-12hours a week @£15ph - WYMONDHAM - NR18
Job Reference (3c0f61b0)
Job description: Listed below are details of the purpose and general tasks of the job. It is advisable to refer to this when submitting your application for the post.
Job Purpose: Social care opportunity has become available to cover maternity leave until April 2026, for a young gentleman who has physical disabilities, slow speech, and is severely sighted.
Location: Wymondham, NR18
Details:
Personal Care – Assisting with toileting, showering, and undressing.
Moving and Handling – Using hoist and moving safely in the wheelchair.
Meal preparation – Plating and warming food up. Then feeding and assisting with drinking.
Companionship – Helping to socialise and having conversations.
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 requirements:
- Experience with personal care
- Experience with moving and handling and using a hoist
- Experience working with someone with physical disabilities
- Patient
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
Desirable requirements:
- Someone who is young at heart
- Has a good sense of humour
- Outgoing
- Understanding of the gentleman’s needs
Summary terms and conditions:
· The rate of pay for this position is £15ph
· Hours and times of work: 8-12hrs a week, which would involve two Evenings e.g. 5pm-9pm and an occasional afternoon.
Other duties will be discussed if/when deemed appropriate but everything that will be expected will be explained prior to acceptance of the position.
- The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.
- Access to free training for employed workers.
- If this job requires; Manual Handling, Handling of hazardous chemicals and/or 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 6 months.
Services
Meal Preparation
Personal Care
Social + Leisure activities
Training
Essential PA Guide
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Moving & Handling
Food Hygiene
Hand hygiene
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep