Personal Care Assistant P/T Morpeth * Pregnancy & Maternity Cover * - Morpeth - NE61
Job Reference (92492d84)
We are looking for a caring, reliable, and positive female Personal Care Assistant to support a friendly and fun-loving 25-year-old young lady with learning disabilities in her daily life. Her personality is anything but ordinary, not one day is the same, she loves anything dress up so the right applicant should not take themself too seriously and be willing to dress up. (Don't worry we all have our favourite characters!!)
This is a rewarding role supporting someone to live independently, enjoy activities, and maintain a good quality of life. The right person will have a great sense of humour, be happy to have a laugh, and bring a positive energy to each day.
Important Requirement
This role is open to female applicants only due to the personal care and hygiene needs of the individual (in line with Equality Act 2010).
Key Responsibilities
- Providing personal care and support with daily routines
- Assisting with moving and handling, including standing transfers (full training will be provided)
- Supporting with outings, appointments, and social activities
- Driving mobility adapted van
- Helping with day-to-day tasks and promoting independence
- Providing companionship and emotional support
- Assisting around animals, including horses
- Administering medication
- PEG/tube feeding (full training will be provided)
- Understanding and implementing positive behaviour support (full training will be provided)
- Supporting with epilepsy care (full training will be provided)
Requirements
- Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle (essential for purpose of travelling to and from work as not on bus route)
- Comfortable around animals, especially horses
- Physically able and confident with moving and handling tasks
- Flexible and reliable, with a willingness to work a mixture of shifts
- Available to work three weekends per month (Must be available Saturday's and Sunday's)
- No smoking/vaping on site
- A good sense of humour and a fun, friendly personality
- Caring, patient, and respectful approach
Working Pattern
- Initially day and evening shifts only, with potential to include nights in the future
- Flexible shifts across the week
- Includes working 3 weekends per month
What We Offer
- Competitive pay - Starting at £14.65 and increasing to £18.40 when fully competent and trained
- Full training provided (including moving and handling)
- A supportive and friendly working environment
- A genuinely rewarding role making a real difference
This role is open to applicant with or without experience, full bespoke training is provided regardless.
If you are kind, dependable, and bring a positive attitude (and don’t mind being a bit silly!), we would love to hear from you.
This position would be to cover pregnancy and then cover maternity leave.
Services
Meal Preparation
Personal Care
Domestic Care
Social + Leisure activities
Support to remain independent
Training
Safeguarding Adults/Children
Moving & Handling
Understanding challenging behaviour
Food Hygiene
First Aid
Hand hygiene
Autism / Aspergers
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Own personal car
Medical
Safe Administration of Medication
Continence Care
Epilepsy Awareness
PEG Feeding
Schedule, Pay & Hours
Time
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Sun
ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep