Female Personal Care Assistant

HomeCare Direct

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Preston - UK

profile Monthly Salary: £ 12 - 12
Posted on: 2 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary


Female Personal Assistant

Job Ref Number: ZR534

Location: Preston Lancashire

Hours: 24 hours per week
Pay: 12.71 per hour


About HomeCareDirect

HomeCareDirect is a leading national provider of personalised home care. We are dedicated to delivering safe compassionate and person-centred care while ensuring our staff receive high-quality training supervision and career development opportunities.


Why Join Us

As a valued member of our team youll enjoy:

Competitive Pay & Benefits

  • Company pension scheme
  • Enhanced bank holiday pay
  • Paid training

Ongoing Support & Recognition

  • Dedicated Regional Care Lead & Nurse support
  • 24/7 on-call assistance
  • Employee perks including:
    • Blue Light discount card
    • Long Service Awards
    • PA of the Quarter Awards
    • 24/7 confidential wellbeing support via Spectrum Life


The Role

As a Personal Care Assistant youll be part of our clients dedicated support team providing essential care in their home. Youll be employed by HomeCareDirect but will focus solely on supporting this client.


This role is for 24 hours per week working flexible shifts Monday-Sunday to suit the needs of the client. So Flexability is required.



About the Client & Your Responsibilities

Our client is a woman in her 40s who lives with her parents and sister. She is looking for a Personal Assistant to help her with daily tasks and to enable her to live a fulfilling and enjoyable life. She has learning disabilities and epilepsy so requires assistance to ensure her safety and wellbeing. She enjoys spending time in the community which includes going out for drives visiting local parks and exploring nearby shops. She also enjoys an annual family holiday during this time support staff are not required to accompany her and may be requested to take annual leave.


** 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 **



Requirements

Training Provided Specific to this Client:


Induction Training
Safeguarding Adults
Health and Safety
First Aid
Food Hygiene
Emergency seizure medication
Moving and handling
Epilepsy and emergency aid
Medication Administration
Personal Care
First Aid
Oliver Mcgowan



You will be trained to CQC standards to meet the needs of the client.



Essential Requirements Identified for this Role:

Female Personal Assistants Only For This Role
Learning Disability Awareness
Experience within care is essential for this role
Knowledge of providing support for individuals with epilepsy

An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense to be met by HomeCareDirect)
Prepared to commit to long term care for one client in a person-centred way
Willing to be trained to CQC standards to meet the clients needs
Respect Company policies and procedures
Be reliable / non-judgemental / caring / responsible / compassionate
Committed to confidentiality and to treat the client with dignity and respect



Benefits

Contractual:


Company pension scheme
Enhanced bank holiday payments
Annual Leave is paid at 5.6weeks (pro-rata) per annum based on contracted hours


Support:

Full support and supervisions from your dedicated Regional Care Lead
Training and full support from your local HCD Community Nurse Assessor
Career pathway options
A personal development plan
24hr on-call support


Employee Benefits:

A Blue Light discount card
Long service awards
Free wellbeing options and EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) provided by Spectrum Life




This vacancy is for a personal assistant to join our clients 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.

HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and industry-leading specialist in the personalisation of care at home. Registered with the Care Quality Commission HomeCareDirect provides a person-centred approach keeping clients safe at home supporting with recruitment employment and training for their staff to the highest standards meeting legal and regulatory requirements.

Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted selected trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe effective and compassionate care.




Required Skills:

Training & Support We provide comprehensive paid training (to CQC standards) before your start date covering: Full induction Safeguarding Adults First Aid / Food Hygiene Pressure Area Care / Infection Control / Moving & Handling with Hoist Personal Care / Catheter Care / Bowel Care / Suppositories Medication Administering / Cough Assist / Ventilation Mental Health / Epilepsy / Spinal Injury / Autonomic Dysreflexia All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at 14.40 per hour. Who Were Looking For Driver with a full UK driving licence and aged between 20yrs and 65yrs for insurance purposes Flexible to work between Monday Friday Comfortable providing full personal care support Sociable and adaptable to situations with the ability to learn quickly A compassionate reliable and committed individual Commitment to long-term person-centred care

Female Personal Assistant Job Ref Number: ZR534Location: Preston Lancashire Hours: 24 hours per week Pay: 12.71 per hour About HomeCareDirectHomeCareDirect is a leading national provider of personalised home care. We are dedicated to delivering safe compassionate and person-centred care while ensuri...
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