Personal Care Assistant for a young Man 25 hr/wk @ £9.50/hr in York - FTE - £19.8k
Job Reference (029b03c1)
Are you:
Self-motivated and well organised.
Do you have personal or professional experience in care
Positive, with an upbeat attitude
Excellent team player.
Able to drive and engage in different activities
The job:
We are looking for Personal Assistants (PA’s) to work with a young man who lives independently at home. You will need to give verbal prompts and minimal assistance for personal care, full support with medication administration, (training provided) . Support with all aspects of cooking a vegetarian diet. Assisting with the shopping and household duties.
The role will be varied, sometimes the day will be about good conversation, friendship, and spending time at home. working art and craft projects. Other days will be about getting out and about locally, to enjoy social activities or appointments. Being able to drive is an advantage with a clean licence to be insured on his car
He loves all things arts and crafts, plus going to pottery classes.
He has a need to know what is expected of him and what will be happening next.
The right person:
Experience in autism and OCD would be an advantage.
It is not essential that you have experience in care 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. Shifts start at 7.30am to 9.30pm Paid at £9.50 per hour
Sleepovers from 9.30pm to 7.30am and a separate room is provided. These are paid at £9.00
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.