PA for Teenage Girl with CP P/T @ £12:40/hr

UKCIL Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support company is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant for a teenage girl with Cerebral Palsy in Wakefield. The role involves assisting with personal care, promoting independence, and participating in leisure activities. Reliable and patient candidates with a driving license are encouraged to apply. Full training will be provided, and a DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Reliable and patient individual to provide personal care and support.
• Must have a driving license and own car for transportation.
• Experience with Cerebral Palsy is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with all aspects of personal care.
• Support independence including dressing and self-feeding.
• Participate in leisure activities and outings.

Skills

Reliability

Sense of humour

Patience

Ability to support with transfers

Driving license

Job description

Overview

PA for Teenage Girl with CP P/T @ £12:40/hr - WAKEFIELD - WF3

We are looking for a PA to join our existing bank of PAs to help our daughter to access activities in the community and support her independence both at home and on trips out.

This job is on an ad hoc basis and would be at the weekend or during school holidays. At the moment she does not access evening activities term time due to fatigue but this could change in the future.

Rate of pay in line with Direct Payments (currently £12.40ph). We live in East Ardsley (WF3).

Our daughter is a bright and bubbly 14 year old, who loves music and dancing. She has Cerebral Palsy and is a power wheelchair user but strives for independence. She has Epilepsy but this is well controlled with medication. She is an excellent communicator and her speech is intelligible to familiar people, she is working hard and this all the time. She does have a communication aid to support her if there is a communication break down.

Responsibilities

• All aspects of personal care
• Supporting independence including dressing
• Preparing meals and supporting self-feeding
• Participating in leisure activities such as supporting her to go out with friends, attending organized group activities, going shopping and playing at home

Essential Criteria

• Reliability
• Sense of humour (she loves to giggle)
• Patience
• Ability to support with transfers
• Having a driving license and own car

Desirable Criteria

• Previous experience of working with people with Cerebral Palsy

Other

Full training will be provided.

Enhanced DBS will be required which will be applied for by Leeds CIL. Payroll is managed by Leeds CIL.