Personal Care Assistant for young lady. F/T & P/T hours £9.50 /hr - lives in Burnley - BURNLEY - BB10

 Are you: ● Self-motivated and well organised. ● Do you have personal or professional experience in care ● Positive, with an upbeat attitude ● Excellent team player
This may be the perfect role for you!

The job:
We are looking for Personal Assistants (PA’s) to work with a young lady who has a severe learning and developmental disability. She has a diagnosis similar to cerebral palsy. She lives independently in her parents home in a purpose built annexe. You will provide personal care, feeding via a gastric tube, assistance with all transfers and activities.
The young lady is non verbal and has the use of a computer to assist her.

The role will be varied, sometimes the day will be about good conversation, friendship, and spending time at home. Other days will be about getting out and about locally, to enjoy social activities or appointments. Every day is about caring.
There will be elements of the day spent at a 2:1 to assist with repositioning using a hoist and personal care.

The right person:
Experience in working with a person who requires this level of care would be an advantage.
It is not essential that you have experience in the clinical tasks but you must have common sense, be flexible, enthusiastic and willing to learn!
You will receive full training in all aspects of caring.
The main thing is that you have a naturally friendly and caring nature.

The Hours: Work patterns are well planned with full and part-time hours are available. 

You will work as part of a team and willing to pick up additional hours and be flexible to cover holidays and times of sickness. 
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. 

This post is subject to DBS checks the cost of which will be met by your employer.