Hours: 12 hours per week. Flexibility is required and days to be arranged must be available during school holidays and weekends.
Area: Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Rate: £13.75 per hour
We are currently looking to recruit a personal assistant who will work together with the client on shift to support her to access the community to enjoy their choice of activities, accompany them to any scheduled appointments and to assist the client with some cooking and food preparation within the home. There is no personal care involved in this role. The client likes to take care of her domestic chores herself and will not require any assistance with her day-to-day housekeeping.
Paula is a real character and loves a good giggle so a sense of humour is a must. Paula is currently being supported by the Mental Health Team who are providing her medical needs whilst promoting her independence to remain in her home, Paula is a heavy smoker and does smoke within her home environment.
Paula would eventually like to attend activities outside of her home environment and in particularly would like to enjoy, bingo, theatre trips, cinema and bowling. Paula loves her soaps and reality TV shows like Love Island, she also enjoys listening to music and is a huge fan of Sir Tom Jones, she enjoys the 50s,60s and 70s music genre, especially “Rock & Roll”, so be prepared to get your dancing shoes on and have a sing along.
Paula can also be reclusive on occasion so the ability to prompt and support her through this is required, however if she wants to be on her own you must be able to respect her wishes and know when to intervene and when not to.
There are structured plans in place to support and monitor Paula’s mental health that must be actioned should they need to be. This would be discussed further should the applicant be successful.
This role would suit individuals who can demonstrate experience of working within the Mental Health sector and who have experience of supporting individuals who have a history of Mental Health and substance ill-use.
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There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.
This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.
At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.