Overview
Female Personal Care Assistant/Support Worker required to assist a Woman with a Physical Disability living in the Carluke area.
Responsibilities
* Provide one to one care and assistance within the home and in the community, including participation in social activities.
* Attend to all personal care needs (showering, toileting including bowel movements).
* Assist with medication.
* Prepare meals and healthy snacks as required.
* Provide walking assistance as needed.
* Move and assist - push manual wheelchair.
* Attend to household shopping and collect prescriptions.
* Perform other daily living tasks to promote independent living.
* Driver preferred but not essential.
* Role requires close personal contact with an individual who is extremely vulnerable to infection and disease transmission. Preference may be given to applicants who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19; reasonable grounds will be considered if vaccination is not suitable for a candidate.
* Must take a proactive and innovative approach to support and encourage the individual to participate in activities suited to their needs.
* Preferred activities include art, listening to audiobooks, swimming, music and socialising, and you must be comfortable with pets in the household (dog/cat/bird, etc.).
* Experience is required.
* Must be available to cover staff absences and holidays.
* Important qualities: warm and friendly nature, desire to work within a caring role; good interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
Role Details
* Hours of work (with a degree of flexibility).
* Recruiting for one position.
* Guaranteed permanent position of 13 hours per week.
* Days and times: Shifts of 3 hours 15 minutes each; occasional weekends and evenings may be required – to be discussed at interview.
* Occasional weekends and evenings may be required – to be discussed at interview.
* Hourly rate: £12.60 per hour.
Notes to candidates
If you are selected for the next stage of the recruitment process a member of GCIL (South Lanarkshire) Team will be in touch to arrange the next steps.
If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer on a PAYE basis and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law, such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible).
Please note: This job is advertised by GCIL (South Lanarkshire) on behalf of a Personal Employer; we are not the employer or an employment/recruitment agency. Our role is to assist with the recruitment process and Employer’s responsibilities.
GCIL (South Lanarkshire) is a Self-Directed Support service based in South Lanarkshire, providing information and assistance to enable all eligible people to explore the 4 options for independent living outlined in the Self-Directed Support Act, now in force.
GCIL (South Lanarkshire) is part of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL), which is an established Disabled People's Organisation, with many years of experience assisting people to maximise their preferred support needs.
For more information please contact:
GCIL (South Lanarkshire)
Brandon Gate, 1 Leechlee Road, Hamilton, ML3 0XB
Tel: 01698 892 372
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