Job Details
Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)
We are a family looking for caring reliable people who can provide care and support to a gorgeous, amazing 12 year old boy. Do you want to gain experience and personal development in specialised care and have training opportunities? Do you want to make a difference to a wonderful, loving, caring family?
Hours: 12 hour waking night shifts 9pm to 9am, also opportunity to cover holidays and sickness. Training will be provided.
Wage: £14.33 per hour
Our son has a routine and following this ensures his safety and wellbeing, personal assistant tasks includes:
* Support to wash and shower using a hoist and to fully dress
* Use the hoist to support with getting ready for the day ahead, including support into the wheelchair
* Support with daily nebulisers, cough assist routine and daily limb stretches
* Hygiene is key therefore personal assistants follow a hygiene cleaning and maintenance rota to ensure our son is kept safe in the cleanest environment possible
* Seizure monitoring and administering emergency medication as per EHCP if needed (seizures currently under control and emergency meds not given regularly)
* Administering medication via peg overnight as per daily routine, dealing with all care and hygiene needs overnight, monitoring oxygen levels and ensuring Bi‑pap mask is always worn correctly overnight
* It is important that our son feels safe and comfortable overnight in his sleep system, repositioning him and giving pain relief via peg as needed
It is desirable that applicants should have a care background in paediatrics and/or have worked with children with complex needs (but not essential as training will be given). You need to be honest, trustworthy, reliable, be a part of a team, and ensure that safety of a fantastic little boy.
All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced DBS check.
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