Personal Care Assistant for a teenager
10 - 30 hr/wk @ £15.00/hr in PR8 - Southport - PR8
Job Description
We are looking for a female personal assistant to support our lovely 16-year-old daughter who is non-verbal with significant learning and physical disabilities. We hope to build a team of carers who can support us and each other in the care of our daughter.
Responsibilities
1. Changing clothes, washing or bathing, and providing personal care.
2. Administering food, fluids, and medicines via a gastrostomy.
3. Using slings and hoists for transfers; training will be provided.
4. Feeding meals and snacks orally.
5. Being aware of seizures and using rescue medication; training will be provided.
Work Schedule
The hours we require vary between school, weekends, and school holidays and are negotiable. Our preference would be:
* 2 hours in the morning starting at 06:30 am on school days, slightly later at weekends.
* 4-6 hours Saturday and Sunday afternoon into evening, including the bedtime routine.
* There may be a need to cover other PAs' holidays, and there would be extra hours during school holidays.
Team Environment
You would be joining a small team of carers who have been working with us for the last 12 years but now wish to start reducing their hours.
Candidate Profile
The perfect candidate would be kind, trustworthy, have excellent communication skills, be punctual, comfortable working with people with significant learning and physical difficulties, possess a good sense of humour, and have a positive outlook.
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