Job Title : Male Personal Assistant
Permanent contract with 90 day probation period
Hours : Role can be offered at between 24 to 37.5 hours per week to suit applicant’s situation.
Salary : £31,320 pro rata (£16.00 per hour)
Location : Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
Recruiting a Male Personal Care Assistants to be part of a team of PA’s providing support my 18 year old autistic son who has profound learning difficulties and is non-verbal.
Working hours can be flexible, however, in most weeks there will be at least one overnight shift of between 12 to 18 hours. Overnight support will be part sleeping / part awake as my son has night time epilepsy and sleeps poorly requiring an adult to be in attendance in an adjacent room at all times.
Main duties will be to support my son with all personal care, meal preparation, assistance with feeding, daily living tasks and providing 1:1 support when taking him into the community to engage in leisure activities such as walks, bowling, swimming and eating out.
A clean driving licence and access to a car is preferred but not essential.
There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.
Closing date : This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.
At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.