Personal Care Assistant required near North Walsham
Flexible hours
£12.50 per hour rising to £13.50 per hour after successful probation period.
Up to 30 hours available
Required to work part of every other weekend
Job reference: 5011
Job description
Personal Care Assistant required near North Walsham. The individual will be joining a team working to care for a man with a range of needs in his own home. The role will involve personal care, including hoisting, showering, dressing, application of medicine, and continence management. The team and employer are looking for hard-working, dedicated, and caring individuals happy to help the employer lead a more independent life.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Personal Care and support; including washing, dressing, eating and going to the toilet.
Support to organise and administer medication.
Support with daily living activities
Ensuring safety and wellbeing of employer
Effectively supporting the employer to become independent
Some light cleaning
Meal preparation
Essential Requirements
Easy going individual with a good sense of humour
Comfortable with dogs
Effective Team Worker
Excellent Communication Skills
Willingness to learn and be adaptable
Desirable Requirements
Clean driving licence
Care experience in previous role, however this is not essential as the individual will be trained
Experience with spinal injuries and physiotherapy will be desirable but not essential
Summary terms and conditions
Wages will be £12.50 rising to £13.50 after completion of a successful probationary period. Bank holiday shifts will be paid by time and a half.
Flexible shift patterns are available: Approximately 6 hours in length and will generally be 8am – 2pm; or 2pm – 8pm. Candidates will be expected to work two weekdays and one weekend shift per week as agreed with the employer. Night shifts are also available
The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work which would normally be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.
An Enhanced DBS (criminal records) check is required for this position, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.
This post is subject to a probationary period of three months.
Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form and return it to SIL, quoting the job reference number 5011.
Please refer to the job description.
Online form:
Email: suffolk@silmail.org Telephone: 01473 603876
Post - Address: SIL, Unit 21, IP City Centre, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD