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Flexible Personal Assistant for a young person in Pill with additional needs
Client: UKCIL
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 38845d9fecd6
Job Views: 12
Posted: 28.04.2025
Expiry Date: 12.06.2025
Job Description:
Overview: We are seeking a Personal Assistant (PA) to support a 10-year-old girl with complex needs in Pill, North Somerset. The role offers flexible hours, including some weekends, school holidays, evenings, and nights, based on mutual agreement.
About the Role: The daughter has a brain malformation, undiagnosed genetic condition, severe learning disability, is non-mobile, non-verbal, and fed via gastrostomy. She enjoys music, dancing, reading, socialising, and walks. The home is adapted for her needs and is pet and smoke free.
Candidate Qualities: Confident, enthusiastic, softly spoken, patient, creative, and able to plan engaging activities. Must be able to think on your feet to keep her engaged.
Essential Skills and Experience:
* At least 2 years’ experience working with children with severe learning and physical disabilities, including personal care
* Paediatric first aid trained
* Experience with tube/pump feeding
* Clean full UK driving license
* Experience transferring in and out of equipment (standing frame, chair, walker) by hoisting
Preferred Skills:
* Experience driving and operating a WAV (Wheelchair Assisted Vehicle)
* Experience with Eye Gaze technology
* Current DBS certificate (or willingness to obtain one)
Services Provided:
* Personal Care
* Social and Leisure activities
Training Provided:
* Safeguarding Adults/Children
* Moving & Handling
* Food Hygiene
* First Aid
Transportation Requirements:
* Full UK driving license
* Own personal car
Medical Needs:
* PEG Feeding
Schedule, Pay & Hours:
Hours vary, including some overnights and weekends. Pay rate: £15.85/hr. Weekly, monthly, and annual pay details are to be discussed.
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