Job Title: Personal Assistant - (Care/Support)
Town/City: Kendal, Cumbria
Salary Details: £17.89 per hour plus excellent benefits
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 11 hours per week
(On-call support required up to 6 weeks per year)
Driver: Essential
Closing date: 20th July 2025
Oaklea are looking for new Personal Assistants to join our team in Kendal to support a pleasant gentleman with learning disabilities in his own home. Experience is desirable but not essential as the ideal candidate will have a good work ethic and excellent values and full training will be given.
This role is primarily one of providing companionship to a gentleman and by following his care plan enabling him to fulfil his hobbies and interests both within his home and within the local community. It will include guidance with meal preparation and occasionally the administration of emergency oral medication.
Experience of supporting an individual with epilepsy is desirable although full training is provided to new employees to ensure they are equipped to support this person correctly and safely with his health needs.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer, however due to the nature of this position, this post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010. In this instance there is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit male applicants.
Communication, organisation and paperwork are important keys factors for this role as is energy, values, enthusiasm and vigour are essential in order to support this individual to live a fulfilled life.
Supporting someone with their daily life is not a 9-5 job. You will need to be able to work across a range of different days andshift patterns. We realise that your quality time is important too, so your rota is prepared well in advance–got a request, something special going on? Your manager will certainly try to help you meet it.
You do not need to have experience but it is essential that you share our values. As long as you have a positive attitude and want to improve the lives of those with a learning disability, we will support you with progression opportunities throughout your career with us. Full driving licence is essential.
An Enhanced DBS will be required for each successful candidate (Paid for by Oaklea, T&Cs apply*)
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
* 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing with long service.
* £500 cash incentive for joining Oaklea (paid on completion of 6 months probationary period)
* Service related sick pay when 6-month probation is completed
* Pension contributions into NEST Scheme on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings
* Private Health Care scheme funded by Oaklea.
* Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
* Award scheme and recognition at every 5 years
* Access to foundation and bespoke training and development
*T&C's apply based on contract
**On-call support is in place when family are taking respite. The on-call service is used should the gentleman in question have a seizure outside of his routine support hours. In these instances, an ambulance will be dispatched to the clients home. The PA on-call will be required to travel to the gentleman’s home and act as advocate for the gentleman to advise that he does not need to go to hospital, where this is the case. The PA will also support until the gentleman is feeling well again. Hourly rate will be paid for each hour spent supporting (This will be paid on top of the on-call set rate). Call outs are not frequent.
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