Area: Newcastle

Female Personal Assistant – KBYNCL

Hours: 9 hours per week term time & 16 hours per week school holidays, flexibility required, weekend work included (shift patterns to be discussed)

Area: High Heaton area, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Rate: £13.50 per hour

 

We are currently looking to recruit a female personal assistant for a lovely girl who lives with her parents in the High Heaton area. Katrina is 12 years old and attends a specialist school which she enjoys. Katrina is registered blind, has a learning disability and is non-verbal Autistic. Katrina uses gestures, noises and hand leading to communicate her needs and desires.

As Katrina’s PA you will be required to assist Katrina with her personal care, including pad changes, feeding and drinking which will requires prompts and supervision to ensure she is consuming and drinking enough.

Katrina is a very happy smiley little girl and loves to listen to music, one of her favourite songs is Dolly Parton “Jolene” which she will sing and dance to. She loves sensory toys especially lights and motion equipment. Katrina is looking to access the community and visit some of her favourite places including The Tim Lamb Centre, Alnwick Gardens, White House Farm as she loves animals, and some SEN soft play sessions. Katrina loves to be outdoors too, so a trip to her favourite park at Paddy Freemans is always on her “to do list”.

Swimming and specialist centres like the Alan Shearer Centre are always a great place to utilise when booked in advance, trips to the beach are always welcomed by Katrina to, but you must be fit as you will need to manage Katrina’s wheelchair or beach buggy when out and about on your ventures. Katrina requires assistance with moving at all times and require supervision at all times as she has no awareness of danger.

Routine is important to Katrina, so you must be able to adhere to instruction and guidance from Katrina’s parents.

A car driver with a clean full UK driving licence would be preferred for this role as Katrina does have access to a mobility car.

For more information, please see the JOB DESCRIPTION

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

 

Social Personal Assistant – BEFNCL

Hours: 1 hour per week term time and 2.5 hours per week school holidays. Flexibility required, weekend work included (shift patterns to be discussed)

Area: Kenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Rate: £13.00 per hour

 

We are currently looking to recruit a social personal assistant for a lovely boy called Ben who lives with his mum and siblings in the Kenton area. Ben is 14 years old and attends a specialist school which he enjoys. Ben has a diagnosis of Autism with some verbal ability, but he does use pictures, PECS and a whiteboard with pens to communicate. He does have PICA and will eat non-food items such as playdough and the like, so full supervision is always required, as he has no awareness of danger. He uses chew buddies to help regulate himself as he can get overwhelmed and sensory overloaded at times, ear defenders are used on occasion. Ben likes to carry his own ID Badge.

There is no personal care or toileting involved in this role as Ben is independent in these tasks.

Ben loves Super Mario especially Luigi, his favourite colour is green, and he loves to be out and about. Ben would like to access the facilities within the community with his PA, some of the places he would like to visit are the local museums, parks, swimming pools, trampoline parks and specialist centres like Tim Lamb Centre. He would also like to go to the arcades as he really enjoys the games there.

Ben is looking to find a SEN dance movement class, as he loves dance and music, so you would be required to assist in locating such events and booking them for him with his mum.

A car driver with a clean full UK driving licence would be preferred for this role but not essential, you must be able to access and manage public transport if not a driver.

For more information, please see the JOB DESCRIPTION

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

Female Social Personal Assistant – PRNCL

Hours: 12 hours per week. Flexibility is required and days to be arranged must be available during school holidays and weekends.

Area: Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Rate: £13.75 per hour

 

We are currently looking to recruit a personal assistant who will work together with the client on shift to support her to access the community to enjoy their choice of activities, accompany them to any scheduled appointments and to assist the client with some cooking and food preparation within the home. There is no personal care involved in this role. The client likes to take care of her domestic chores herself and will not require any assistance with her day-to-day housekeeping.

Paula is a real character and loves a good giggle so a sense of humour is a must. Paula is currently being supported by the Mental Health Team who are providing her medical needs whilst promoting her independence to remain in her home, Paula is a heavy smoker and does smoke within her home environment.

Paula would eventually like to attend activities outside of her home environment and in particularly would like to enjoy, bingo, theatre trips, cinema and bowling. Paula loves her soaps and reality TV shows like Love Island, she also enjoys listening to music and is a huge fan of Sir Tom Jones, she enjoys the 50s,60s and 70s music genre, especially “Rock & Roll”, so be prepared to get your dancing shoes on and have a sing along.

Paula can also be reclusive on occasion so the ability to prompt and support her through this is required, however if she wants to be on her own you must be able to respect her wishes and know when to intervene and when not to.

There are structured plans in place to support and monitor Paula’s mental health that must be actioned should they need to be.  This would be discussed further should the applicant be successful.

This role would suit individuals who can demonstrate experience of working within the Mental Health sector and who have experience of supporting individuals who have a history of Mental Health and substance ill-use.

For more information, please see the JOB DESCRIPTION 

 

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

 

 

 

Female Personal Assistant/Support Worker – KITNCL

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Hours: 30–40 hours per week (negotiable) We are happy to discuss scheduling options that suit the successful candidate.

Pay: £15.00 per hour

Reporting To: Direct Payment Employer

Driving Licence Essential

 

We are seeking a Personal Assistant / Support Worker to join the support team of a female wheelchair user with an active personal, social and work life.

This is a contracted position funded by a Direct Payment from Newcastle City Council.

 

Responsibilities Include

  • Supporting the individual in various environments – at home, at work, and during social activities
  • Driving a Motability vehicle for appointments and outings (a full clean driving licence is essential)
  • Working collaboratively as part of a small support team while also being comfortable working independently

This position is exempt under the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) and is open to female applicants only.

 

To Apply

Please submit your CV along with a brief statement explaining why you’re interested in the role to: directpayments@disabilitynorth.org.uk

 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.