Personal Care Assistant Spennymoor £13/hr - Part-time, Days and Nights
Client:
UKCIL
Location:
Spennymoor
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
31f7b0c29a2a
Job Views:
14
Posted:
29.04.2025
Expiry Date:
13.06.2025
Job Description:
We are seeking a Personal Care Assistant to support a young boy with significant health needs in Spennymoor. The role involves assisting with daily care, medical needs, and engaging in activities such as reading, bouncing on a trampoline, and swimming in a warm pool.
The boy requires help with breathing, medication administration, feeding via a tube, and ensuring comfort and safety during sleep. Full training will be provided. The position involves working mainly evenings (3-8 pm), occasional daytime shifts (11 am-5 pm), and overnight shifts (7 pm-7 am), including weekends, with a rota planned 6-8 weeks in advance.
Responsibilities include:
1. Providing personal care and support during activities and therapies.
2. Assisting with mobility and safety, including driving a wheelchair-accessible van.
3. Administering medication and caring for medical equipment such as suction devices and PEG feeding.
4. Supporting social and leisure activities.
Qualifications and skills required:
1. Full UK driving license, able to drive a motability vehicle.
2. Training in safeguarding, moving & handling, hand hygiene, and medication administration.
3. Experience or willingness to assist with educational and therapeutic activities.
Pay rate: £13 per hour for 12 hours per week.
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