Personal Care Assistant for a Gentleman 20 hr/wk@ £13.00/hr in Ely - FTE - £25.4k - Ely - CB7
Job Reference (1e5c801c)
This vacancy is for a Personal (Care) Assistant
HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and industry-leading specialist in the personalisation of care at home. We help a wide variety of people to take control over their care at home funded by Personal Budgets, Personal Health Budgets, Individual Service Funds, Integrated Personal Commissioning, Direct Payment or their own private funding.
Registered with the Care Quality Commission, HomeCareDirect provides a person centred approach with support, structure and quality to all individual care packages giving the individual the security and peace of mind that HomeCareDirect is ensuring the undertakings of keeping them safe at home, support with recruitment, employment and training for their staff, to the highest standards and meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Vacancy Summary:
This vacancy is for a part-time (20hrs) personal care assistant near Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Your contract of employment will be to support the client in this advert only, on a permanent contract. The need for flexibility around working hours is essential but there will be no nights or weekend working.
About me:
I am a 43 year old gentleman and I live on my own in a small village near Ely. I sustained a brain injury, along with orthopaedic injuries approximately 6 years ago. I realise that I struggle with my levels of motivation which limits my ability to establish structure and consistency in my life. I like collectables and would like to rekindle my interests in drawing and cooking. I would also like to join a gym and get out and about in the community more.
What support our client needs:
You will provide support to enable our client to gain motivation to carry out a daily routine. This will entail discussing and establishing a plan for tasks that he wishes to achieve, the aim being that he can be consistent with tasks, such as planning his week, managing his finances, accessing the community and activities.
You will support our client to find a suitable gym so he can aim to improve his overall health. You will help him set up an electronic filing system to manage his correspondence and finances and help planning his week.
You will support with jointly discussing a plan for weekly food shopping, visiting local supermarkets and shops, and preparing and cooking meals with support.
You will also be required to liaise with and implement strategies provided by our clients’ neuropsychologist as well as attending team meetings as required.
About you and our requirements:
Experience of working in a similar role would be beneficial but is not essential as a values-based approach to recruiting the right candidate is preferred and full training is provided. The vacancy would suit somebody who has a qualification, or is working towards a qualification in Psychology , coaching or counselling. Our client and his case manager will have full involvement in screening and selecting candidates so you would need to meet their specific criteria.
You should be able to demonstrate a person-centred approach and be committed to providing support, respect, understanding and care to the highest level.
It is essential that you have GCSE (or equivalent) in English (reading, writing and numeracy skills) and have basic IT skills and the ability to undertake any training as requested.
You will need to have a full UK driving licence for this vacancy.
An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense met by HomeCareDirect)
A full job description can be provided on request.
What we can offer you:
The current rate of pay is £13 per hour
Company Pension Scheme
Enhanced Bank Holiday Payments
You will be trained to CQC standards and to meet the needs of the client
Full support and supervisions from your dedicated local nurse and Care Facilitator
· A Personal Development Plan
· A Blue Light Discount Card
· Career Pathway Options
· Professional Nurse Support
· Long Service Awards
· Free Wellbeing Options
· 24hr On Call Support
Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Services
Social + Leisure activities
Support to remain independent
Training
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep