Personal Care Assistant - Slyne, United Kingdom - Home Care Direct

Description

** Please Note - Our organisation can not provide work sponsorship, please do not apply for this vacancy if you require this to work in the UK **

This vacancy is for a personal assistant to join our client's support package to support them in their own home. We will be your legal employer on behalf of the client and you will not be asked to support other clients. All of our contracts are for permanent positions with a 6 month probationary period.
We arelooking to recruit a number of dependable, competent and responsible PersonalCare Assistants who will provide a person-centred quality of life for a caringyoung lady, based in Slyne, Lancaster. We have full and part-time, day hoursavailable. Your working shift pattern will be on a 2:1 staff ratio. This postis open to both male and female applicants.

Thecurrent rates are pay are:

£ perhour - Mon-Fri: 8am - 10pm

£ perhour - Sat-Sun: 8am - 10pm

£ perhour for all Shadowing Shifts, Supervisions, Training and Team Meetings

About the Client and Support Needed:
I am a24-year-old female with complex health needs who currently lives at home withmy mum and fully supported by my close family members. I have a great sense ofhumour with an infectious respond well to structure and routine in my life and like to plan my day ahead.I also understand some simple verbal communication/Makaton and I can alsocommunicate through gestures.

I amfully mobile; however, due to some sensory difficulties, I may present withchallenging behaviours, requiring my PA's to always supervise me to ensure I amsafe. I like going for daily walks or a nice drive enjoy singing along to musicals andwatching YouTube on my iPad. Sometimes I do like my own space, this is reallyimportant to me and I will let you know when I need it. I like my PA's to be open, friendly and of acaring and genuine nature.

Theoverall purpose of the support package is to offer a person-centred approach,to ensure our client achieves a fulfilled, happy, safe, and sociable will support with a widerange of personal care needs, whilst promoting will provide support in our client's ownhome as well as in the community.

You willgive reassurance and make her feel safe by ensuring she has a structuredroutine and by patiently supporting her during meals and everyday will support our client to communicateeffectively by training in Makaton (training provided) and giving her time toprocess information.

Despitethe role at times being of a demanding nature, both physically and emotionally,it is also, equally, a very fulfilling and rewarding role.