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(d27b0c7e) Job Title: Personal Assistant/Carer for Grace (6 Month Maternity Cover)
Location: LS6 Leeds, Meanwood
Hours: 16 hours per week: 9am - 5pm Saturday / 10am - 6pm Sunday / Potential 4-6 additional hours per week overtime (4-6pm x 2 weeknights TBC)
Basic Pay: £11.30hour | £month | £9.4k annual
About Grace:
Grace is a bright and vibrant 16-year-old girl who requires 24-hour care support due to visual impairment, epilepsy, and other complex issues. She is fed via a feeding tube into her stomach and needs assistance with various daily tasks.
Responsibilities:
1. Providing 24-hour care support for Grace, including assistance with feeding, personal care, and medication administration.
2. Ensuring Grace's safety and well-being at all times
3. Assisting with mobility and transportation as needed
4. Engaging Grace in meaningful activities (reading stories/communicating with Grace) and providing companionship
5. Providing general restbite support
Requirements:
6. Previous experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred
7. Understanding and willingness to learn how to operate Grace's feeding tube system.
8. Ability to work independantly
9. Compassionate, patient, and reliable
10. Due to the sometimes personal support required only females can be considered for this role
Benefits:
11. Competitive pay rate of £11.30 per hour
12. Meaningful work making a positive impact in Grace's life
13. Flexible hours to accommodate other commitments
How to Apply:
Please submit your CV or a brief of your relevant experience and why you would be a good fit for this position to CIL or alternatively contact me direct; / Services
Personal Care
Domestic Care
Training
Moving & Handling
Understanding challenging behaviour
Hand hygiene
Medical
Safe Administration of Medication
PEG Feeding
Schedule, Pay & Hours Time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mor Aft Eve ONA ONS ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep Hour/Week 16.0 Pay/hr £11.30 Weekly Actual £ Monthly Actual £ Annual Actual £9, Annual FTE £23, Back Apply