Personal Care Assistant for a Young Person
Location: Morpeth
Hours: 18 hr/wk @ £13.09/hr (FTE - £25.5k)
Job Overview:
To provide support for a 27-year-old young man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, enabling him to access the community and maintain his independence while providing personal care.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Personal Care
2. Support with enabling independence
3. Assist with activities and hobbies
4. Ensure safety when out and about
5. Support with the assistance dog, including walks and vet visits
6. Proactively suggest community activities
Person Specification:
* Experience working as a support worker with adults, especially those with physical disabilities
* Positive understanding towards people with disabilities
* Genuine interest in social care
* High degree of initiative
* Punctual and reliable
* Flexible
* Happy, positive, and caring nature
* Respect confidentiality
Car driver preferable; must have business insurance. An Enhanced DBS Check is required, cost to be met by the employer.
For further information and an application form, please contact us.
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