Personal/Home Care Assistant
Location: Hackney Wick, London
JOB REF: AY0326
We are looking for a Personal Assistant / Carer to join our support team in looking after our daughter. Experience in tracheostomy and NG tube feeding would be an advantage, but is not essential. Certified training will be provided for the right candidate.
The position is for 10-hour night-time waking shifts, looking after a 5-year-old girl. She has a tracheostomy (no vent) and may require suctioning overnight.
Daytime school shifts (10 hours a day) are also required to accompany her to school or assist at home.
You will be part of a team and will be required to work on a day or night shift on a 4-week rota.
The child sleeps mostly throughout the night and is happy, bubbly, and a bundle of joy, and is very much loved.
You will receive:
- Rate starting from £14.00 per hour during probation period, rising to £15.00-£17.00 per hour subject to experience and satisfactory completion of probation period and training program.
- Time and a half for Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day
- A pension if eligible
- 5.6 weeks holiday per year pro rata
- Full certificated training on all aspects of the role
Hours available:
- 30-40 hours a week
- There is the opportunity to work additional hours on occasions in relation to holidays and sickness.
What’s Required:
- Assist with all aspects of personal care, such as bathing, dressing, nappy changing, cleaning, and maintaining equipment, etc.
- Being able to carry out a waking shift, staying vigilant.
- Flexibility in working hours is essential to cover other team members
- Weekend night work is essential and paid extra.
- Some shifts over public holidays (eg Christmas) will be required. This is shared with other team members.
- Accompanying and assisting in school during term time.
- The use of a suction machine, nebuliser, and feed pump through NG tube is required.
- Support with life skills
- An enhanced DBS check, the cost will be met by the Employer
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: £14.00-£17.00 per hour
Work Location: In person