Female Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Vacancy Title: Female Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant
Reference Number: BRR7150
Location: Worthing
Hours per week: 2 waking nights, 9.00pm-8.00am plus ad-hoc nights as required
Hourly pay rate: £15.00
Mileage rate (if applicable): N/A
Details
I am looking for care for a:- child
The candidate should be: a woman
Driving licence required: no
Access to own vehicle required: no
Overnight care required: yes
Job Description
Summary
This is an exciting and purposeful PA role, assisting a 15 year old clever girl with a physical disability to lead a fulfilling life.
She is a very cheerful young girl, studying in year 10. She enjoys croquet, listening to music and watching sitcom series (Friends).
You would be required to provide waking night support, including all personal care tasks, hoisting/transferring, physio exercises, gastrostomy feeding, administering medication, fitting Bipap ventilator, steriling equipment.
You should be enthusiastic, positive, reliable, flexible and passionate about the role.
Previous experience in health care section would be advantageous but not essential as full specialist induction and training will be provided prior to the commencement of the job.
You would report to her parents who are the employers.
Candidate qualities:
Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good timekeeping
Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
Other Personal Qualities:
Enthusiastic, positive and passionate
Flexible nature essential
Committed to providing a high standard of care and maintaining hygiene
Employee Duties:
Medication prompting/ administering
Dressing / undressing
Bathroom assistance
Personal grooming
Additional duties:
Assisting with general upper and lower limb physiotherapy
Oral hygiene
Transferring in/out of wheelchair using a hoist
Fitting the Bipap ventilator at night
Chest physio/cough assist at night and morning
Following the correct procedure for moving and handling
Handling postural management in bed and wheelchair
Maintaining sterility of equipment
Correcting overnight feeds through gastrostomy
Additional requirements
The role requires close personal contact with an individual who is extremely vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission. Preference may be given to applicants who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Careful consideration will be given to applicants who can show the vaccination is not suitable for them on reasonable grounds.
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be engaged directly by the individual and not Independent Lives. This role is for a self-employed worker, successful applicants will be required to prove self-employed status and undergo self-employment checks.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9