Personal Assistant for young man in Whymondham- 6hrs a week- mornings @£15ph - WYMONDHAM - NR18

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 as a Personal Care Assistant, for a 28-year-old gentleman who has physical disabilities, slow speech, and is severely sighted.

You will be responsible for supporting the gentleman with his day-to-day morning tasks, and the key responsibilities will include:
 
Personal Care – Assisting with toileting, showering (when needed), and getting up in the mornings.

Moving and Handling – Using hoist and moving safely in the wheelchair.
 
Meal preparation – Making and feeding him breakfast

Location: Wymondham, NR18

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:
- 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: Three mornings a week 7:30am-9:30am.

- 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