Personal Care Assistant / Support Worker

Company	UkcilSee more
Address	Bath, Somerset
Salary	£11.44 an hour
Category	Healthcare

Job description

PA required to assist 17-year-old in Southdown area of Bath during school holidays.

Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 10100c1e

I’m a friendly 17-year-old female wheelchair user living in Bath with my mum and lots of pets. I am nonverbal and use a touch pad to communicate.

I have a fond interest in writing and would love to become a writer one day. I have a wide range of other interests including, but not limited to, air shows, Red Arrows, reading and modern history.

I’m looking for someone with similar interests to support me between 2-4 hours per week during the school holidays with potential for this to increase over time. Working days can be discussed and I’m able to be flexible for the ideal candidate.

Essential criteria:

You must respect my privacy and understand the need for confidentiality.
You must be patience & good communications skills, responsible, confident, sociable & reliable.

Role subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references

Details

Location: Southdown, Bath

Hours: 2 - 4 hours week during school holidays with potential to increase over time.

Pay: £11.44 Per Hour and will be paid through the PAYE scheme

Holiday: 5.6 weeks per year including bank holidays (pro rata for part time).

Start Date: Summer holidays 2024 (end of July).

Duties to be discussed in full at interview but include providing companionship in order to allow family some respite.

Essential Requirements

DBS Check – To be funded by employer.

Personal Qualities & Attributes Required

Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy.
Excellent timekeeping.
Good communication and social skills.
To respect confidentiality and privacy.
To be able to act in an understanding, patient, and calm manner.

Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of an individual employer that we are supporting. Should your application be successful, and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the individual employer and not WECIL.