Personal Assistant - Rickmansworth, United Kingdom - TFS Healthcare

TFS Healthcare

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Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Personal Assistant

Rickmansworth - £14.05 per hour

Regular shifts - up to 40 hours a week - no experience needed as full training provided

Due to the nature of the care required, this is a female only position.

Driving license and access to own vehicle required

No experience is required for this position, as we will give you everything you need to feel fully prepared for your brilliant new role Do you want to make a difference? Are you looking for an opportunity where every day brings something new, and you feel genuinely fulfilled? We're working with BeesHive Community to find caring & enthusiastic Personal Care Practitioners to join their team You'll support a 30 year old woman to lead a fun and independent life, helping her to reach her full potential, through both practical & emotional assistance.

In this role, you will support a young woman with complex learning disabilities and no verbal language who participates in lots of amazing activities including yoga, swimming, music therapy, collaborating with a top London orchestra, outdoor adventures, and eating gorgeous food - all of this makes the role incredibly varied and inspiring

In order to be able to participate in all these activities she needs our attention and support all day, every day.

Communication skills and grounding are absolutely key to enabling her to moderate the effects of her sensory processing challenges.

Experience working in care isn't essential or even preferred, but just as long as you are empathetic with a positive mental attitude.

You will need stamina and resilience both mental and physical, zest for life, the capacity to be fully present to the moment all the time you are on duty, and absolutely critical a great sense of humour

We have a 12-week induction training programme to support you. This is including intensive interaction, understanding of interception, sensory processing and Makaton signing.

From there on in with practice, observation, and the support of the team, you will continue every day to learn more about yourself and supporting her.

What will you gain in this role as a Professional Assistant:

Accompany our client to interesting and engaging places, take part in fun activities, have adventures, and eat delicious food
Seasonal staff incentive schemes
Contributory pension scheme
Work with a welcoming and tightknit gold standard supported living team with weekly meetings and social events

- "Employee of the Month" and "Carer/Nurse of the Week" initiative

Opportunities to enhance your skills, supporting complex care needs which will open up new career opportunities in the healthcare services field
Building fulfilling and rewarding relationships with the client and their family members
Payroll on a weekly basis
24hour service from your dedicated recruitment team
Becoming a part of an established health care provider, making a positive impact on your local community and society as a whole
Making a difference to someone's life giving you a full sense of purpose

What we need from a Professional Assistant:

Driving licence and access to your own vehicle required
Ability to build and nurture close relationships and fit into a family setting
Hold a calm centred disposition
Have the ability to recognise changes in both psychological and physical health
The ability to work independently
Be empathetic, friendly, kind and approachable
Willing to learn new skills, including complex communication needs and how to support in a nondirective, supportive manner
Demonstrate commitment to providing high quality, safe effective practice

Innovate Care Group, part of the TFS Healthcare Group, provides support to adults and children with complex care needs within their own homes.

TFS Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.