Area: Northumberland

Female Support Worker – CDASH

Hours: 2 hours per week

Rate of Pay: £13.09 per hour. Holidays are 5.6 weeks per year, pro-rata

Area: Ashington, Northumberland

Driver Essential

 

To support access to community activities and occasional health appointments.

We are looking to recruit a support worker/enabler to assist a young adult to access the community with various activities.

 

Support Hours

2hrs per week – this can be negotiated at various times. This person enjoys walks in the countryside or somewhere not too busy but also likes things like escape rooms etc.

Main Duties

  • Support to access the community, out and about.
  • Support to become more active.
  • Support to occasional healthcare appointments to support to understand these discussion and outcomes.

Person Specification

 Successful applicant must:

  • Have some understanding of how health can impact on mental health and well-being.
  • An understanding of anxiety and the impact this can have.
  • The need to take small steps to develop a relationship.
  • Must hold a full UK driving licence.
  • Female applicants only.

An Enhanced DBS Check is required for this post, cost will be met by Northumberland County Council.

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.

 

Personal Care Assistant – PBHAD

Rate: £13.09 per hour

Hours: 5 hours per week on a 2:1 basis (Saturdays)

Area: Hadston, Morpeth

Car driver with own vehicle essential

 

A second personal assistant is required to support a young lady in enabling her to access her local community for 5 hours per week, taking place over the weekend. With a diagnosis of a Learning Disability, Autism, ADHD and global developmental delay this late teenage woman can present with some challenging and sometimes inappropriate behaviour.

The successful applicant will work alongside another personal assistant to support the client. You should have patience, tolerance and a strong sense of self in guiding this teenager to enjoy activities, whilst making good choices when accessing the community. A driving licence and your own vehicle insured for business use is essential to this role, in order to transport your colleague and the client when accessing places of interest outside of the home.

This young girl has a fantastic sense of humour, is caring, loves art, gardening, English Heritage sites particularly Belsay Hall, castles and adventure playgrounds so you will need to be physically fit and enjoy the outdoors. If you would like to embrace all that this role has to offer and have some relevant experience, please do get in touch, we would be happy to hear from you. Together we can make a difference to this young lady and her family.

 

Skills:

Safeguarding

Understanding Challenging Behaviour

 

In the first instance, please contact Jayne Gammage (Direct Payment Advisor for Northumberland County Council) on Email: Jayne.Gammage@Northumberland.gov.uk

Mobile: 07870567626

 

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.

 

 

Male Personal Care Assistant – EWPRUD

Rate: £13.09 per hour

Hours: 3 hours per week, weekends

Area: Prudhoe, Northumberland

 

A male Personal Assistant is required to support a 16-year-old young man who uses a wheelchair on a daily basis. This teenager enjoys attending college and has a good group of friends.

He likes going to the cinema, bowling and visiting the Metro Centre and Newcastle for shopping. If like this sociable lad you have a good sense of humour, enjoy banter and have common sense, you would be ideal to support him getting out and about and be more independent of his parents. Public transport is within easy access, so you do not have to drive.

If you feel you can help develop independence and further widen social opportunities and life skills for this client, then please apply. You will make a great difference in preparing him for adulthood.

 

Skills:

Personal Care

Safeguarding

Moving and Handling

 

In the first instance, please contact Jayne Gammage (Direct Payment Advisor for Northumberland County Council) on Email: Jayne.Gammage@Northumberland.gov.uk or

Mobile: 07870567626

 

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.

 

Personal Assistant – DBUNCL

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Hours: 10 hours per week initially may be possible to extend subject to funding and negotiation with successful candidate

Rates of Pay: £13.00 per hour

Area: Morpeth, Northumberland

Car driver with valid licence essential.

 

A kind and warm Personal Assistant is required to support a gentleman with complex needs in his family home. Helping with personal care, cooking, and engaging in appropriate and meaningful activities.

As a Personal Assistant, you would support me with my daily routines, housework, and meal preparation. An interest in cooking and music therapy and the therapeutic use of art/craft and horticulture is desirable alongside the willingness to undergo further training.

A person-centred approach always and an understanding of autism, and willingness to learn about deaf blindness / multisensory impairment would be useful.

Deafblind intervener training is planned for the right person.

 

This post is subject to DBS check and references.

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Previous applicants for this post: thank you for your interest, but there is no need to re-apply currently.

Accommodation may become available with this job during 2024 for the right person, terms by negotiation.

 

Closing date: 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.