Personal Care Assistant for a Male in Gravesend DA12 F/T or P/T @ £15.71/hr FTE - £30.6k - Gravesend - DA12
Job Reference (1b31c098)
FEMALE PERSONAL COMPLEX CARE ASSISTANT
GRAVESEND, KENT DA12 POSTCODE AREA
FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT
(HOURS NEGOTIABLE)
FROM £15.71 UPTO £24.32 PER HOUR
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THIS JOB ROLE IS RESTRICTED TO FEMALE APPLICANTS ONLY
(Exemption claimed under the Equality Act 2010)
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I am a Male full-time wheelchair user with 24-hour high dependency complex care needs, and I require one full-time or two part-time Female Care Assistants (Personal Assistants) to join my established team of Female only employees who provide assistance in all areas of my complex personal care and independent living support needs, including driving my wheelchair accessible vehicle to assist me to live an active and fullfiiled life.
Candidates ideally will live in Gravesend, Northfleet or Dartford and must be able to work in a flexible manner, by which I mean able to work a mixture of morning, afternoon, evening and overnight shifts each week. Shift patterns differ from week to week.
For example: A full time employee might work two full day shifts (i.e. a morning + afternoon shift combined) plus a morning only shift, plus an evening and overnight shift combined, which equates to 4 working days and three days off per week. The posts advertised usually only require working one overnight shift per week.
A minimum of one years previous relevant experience is preferred, however, this is not essential because extensive in-house, and external sourced certified, Spinal Cord Injury aftercare training is provided.
This is a physical job role that involves moving, handling, transferring and positioning using hoists, sliding sheets etc, and provision of daily physiotherapy / passive limb movements etc., and as such this job role requiries a good state of physical health and stamina to undertake.
The person specific nature of the job role also dictates the need for confidentiality, commitment, communication and mutual trust and respect are all essential.
Some of my current team of Healthcare Assiistants have been employed by me for 30+ years, which I feel reliably demonstras that I am a good employer to work for! :)
My team of employees are required (between them) to work extra hours to cover other employees shifts during holiday periods, sickness leave and unforeseable emergency circumstances etc., sometimes at short notice.
This is a unique opportunity to support me, a serverely physically disabled person, to live independently in my own home in the local community, and to help me to overcome all of the barriers that hinder me trying to live the best quality of life possible in exceptionally difficult personal circumstances, which can be very rewarding and provide job satisfaction to genuinly caring candidates, and provides the opportunity to learn new complex care, and new non complex care skills to add to your portfolio.
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.
* Statutory Sick Pay
* Employee Pension Scheme
* In-House shadow shift induction training.
* ‘Externally Sourced’ Certificated Spinal Cord Injury aftercare training.
* Opportunities to learn complex personal 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.
* Lives locally
* Cheerful
* Friendly
* Reliable
* Trustworthy
* Caring disposition
* Flexible
* Excellent timekeeper
* Enthusiastic to learn new skills.
* Able to follow clear instructions
* Able to work on own initiative.
* Willingness to carry out the job role to the best of your ability.
* Possess a ‘Can Do’ attitude when problem-solving situations arise.
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
Catheterisation
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep