Job Type:
Temporary
Working Hours:
39.5 hours per week
Working Pattern:
3 nights per week, a combination of waking night and sleep in hours
Rate of Pay:
£12.21 - £13.50 per hour
Job Profile
Mosaic 1898 Direct Payment Support Service is assisting a lady to recruit a Personal Care Assistant.
The position is for 3 nights per week, which will be a combination of waking night and sleep in hours - Rota will be completed in advance.
2 nights: 8 waking night hours (6.00pm – 1.00am and 6.00am – 7.00am) at £13 per hour rising to £13.50 per hour on completion of Probationary Period, and 5 sleep in hours (1.00am - 6.00am) at £12.21 per hour.
1 night: 8.5 waking night hours (5.30pm – 1.00am and 6.00am – 7.00am) at £13.00 per hr, rising to £13.50 per hour following Probationary Period and 5 sleep in hours (1.00am - 6.00am) at £12.21 per hour.
Temporary position to the end of February for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday or Sunday nights.
A temporary day shift will be considered from March for day shift cover for Maternity leave.
This shift requires application of Fentanyl Patch
Total weekly hours = 39.5 hrs per week.
The role is to assist in all areas of personal and domestic need as required.
Duties (As required, instructed or directed by employer)
• Assist with personal care support when required
• General household duties:
- Dusting
- vacuuming / mop
- empty bins
- make and change bed
- cleaning of rooms
- laundry / drying / ironing clothes
- washing up.
Person Specification
The PA should:
• Meet the job’s physical requirements (e.g. moving & handling)
• Arrive at the required times ready to work.
• Contact immediately if going to be more than 15 minutes late.
• Establish close working relationship on one-to-one basis.
• If problems arise, discuss & resolve immediately.
• Have some understanding of Mental Health.
• Maintain confidentiality, respect privacy of employer.
• Have a current driving licence.
The PA’s Attitude:
• Appreciate stresses & strains of disabled employer, and the effect this can have on the acceptance of help.
• Understand that the preservation of dignity & independence is important.
• Respect the possessions & equipment in the employer’s home.
• Use of the telephone, television, radio etc should only be with employer’s prior consent.
• Any questions regarding tasks should be clarified before starting.
• Duties/hours of work required may vary according to requirements.
PA Qualities Required:
• Resilience
• Reliable & trustworthy
• Able to accept responsibility
• Able to work on own, and as part of team
• Work with initiative if necessary
• Clean and have no unhygienic habits
• Willing to learn the job well
• Diligent and conscientious.
* If you are invited to interview, you will be required to bring documentation proving your entitlement to work in the UK.
* As a condition of employment, you may be required to obtain a DBS.
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