Part Time Female Support Worker/personal Assistant - Hamilton, United Kingdom - Take Control South Lanarkshire (We are not the Employer)

Take Control South Lanarkshire (We are not the Employer)

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Hamilton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Part time

Description

Female Personal Assistant - Private Employer. This job is advertised on behalf of an individual person, and they will be the employer.

The hours are flexible as care is provided at various times of the day, seven days a week in family home in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

1 x Part Time, Female, non-smoker (due to sensory needs) Personal Assistant with a clean driving licence required a assist a female in her early 20's.

Rate of Pay - £12.00 per hour
Experience in social care preferred - 1+ years or willing to learn

The role involves caring for a female who has spinal bifida and hydrocephalus and is a wheelchair user who enjoys socialising and going to the cinema while introducing new activities.

Confident and competent driver for social outings and hospital appointments.

Willingness to go the extra mile and assist female in leading an independent life.

Experience of supporting young adults with physical disabilities is desirable but not essential.

Employer is looking to employ a personal assistant to support various days per week which will vary between mornings, afternoons, and evenings.

Applicants expected to be good timekeeper and flexible regarding hours of work and to be able to work extra hours as and when required.

Hobbies and interests:

Employer enjoys going to the gym and attending community events along with eating out, going to cinema, and socialising with friends and family.

Duties and tasks to be undertaken:
The assistance you provide will vary but will largely involve:

To provide full support with all personal care requirements for example: support with washing, showering, bathing, dressing, catheter care, assisting with bowel management, ensuring appropriate levels of hygiene and any other reasonable requirements in a friendly, supportive, light-hearted and patient way.
Assisting with meal preparation to develop cooking skills and balanced diet and cleaning area afterwards and light household duties.
To accompany and provide support enabling employer to get the most out of all social activities both inside and outside the house.
Assisting to use local community resources, such as the gym, cinema, and shopping locally.
Help to maintain relationships with friends and family by assisting with social outings to develop travelling skills and ensuring employer is always safe.
To administer medication at the correct times and to log this on medication sheets if required.
Support employer to attend any appointments such as the GP, chemists, hospital, hairdressers, beauty salons and dentist as and when required.

If you are selected for the next stage of the recruitment process a member of the Take Control Team will be in touch to arrange the next steps.

If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer on a PAYE basis and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible).

Please note: This job is advertised by Take Control South Lanarkshire on behalf of a Personal Employer, we are not the employer or an employment/recruitment agency. Our role is to assist with the recruitment process and Employer's responsibilities._
Take Control (South Lanarkshire) is a Self-Directed Support service based in South Lanarkshire, providing information and assistance to enable all eligible people to explore the 4 options for independent living outlined in the Self-Directed Support Act, now in force. Take Control is part of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL), which is an established Disabled People's Organisation, with many years of experience assisting people to maximise their preferred support needs._
For more information please contact:_
Take Control (South Lanarkshire)_
42 Campbell Street, Hamilton, ML3 6AS_
Tel: _

Job Type:
Part-time

Pay:
£12.00 per hour

Day range: