Area: South Tyneside

Male Personal Assistant – 8703SCCR

Hours: 16 hours per week

Area: Hebburn, South Tyneside

Hourly rate: from age related national minimum wage to £12.15 per hour

Holidays: 5.6 weeks per year (pro rata)

Full U.K. driving licence essential

 

We are looking for a Personal Assistant who can support a power chair user, adult male (42) who seeks someone to act as a driver (person has own mobility vehicle) and companion.

Hours are 16 in total, normally 2 eight-hour days, usually Tuesday and Sunday, but you will need to be flexible due to the person’s wide range of activities and interests, hours and days can vary with the possibility of more hours.

PA will be responsible for driving to:

  • weekly athletic training sessions and competitions
  • to weekly archery sessions
  • to a weekly arts and craft sessions
  • occasionally to or from his place of employment
  • occasionally to his weekly drama club

This person loves days out so driving to Amble, Alnwick Gardens, Gibside, the Metro Centre and The Range is quite common practice.

Other activities that are of interest to the person are fishing, D.I.Y. and gardening.

This is an ideal and rewarding opportunity for the right person.

If you are interested, please email Stewart Chappell Stewart.Chappell@skillsforpeople.org.uk for more information.

 

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 – 235436NB

Hours: 12 hours per week. 2 hours daily comprising 1 and a half hours in the morning. 8 AM TILL 9:30 AM.  7PM TILL 7:30 PM

Hourly rate: age related NMW up to £12.15 per hour

Holidays:  5.6 weeks per year (pro rata)

Area: South Shields

  

A personal assistant to work in a team of 2, is required to support a tetraplegic lady in her 60’s with personal care.  Support will include bathing, dressing, light household duties, meal preparation and occasional shopping.  Full training will be given for all tasks. Personal care will be single handed.

She has a young outlook and enjoys activities such as days out, swimming, attending the gym, going to the cinema, theatre and holidays.

Female PA’s are preferred. Previous experience of working in a social care setting would be an advantage.

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 – 5008768MT

Hours: approx. 3 hours per week (to be discussed at interview)

Area:  Hebburn, South Tyneside

Rate of Pay: from age related NMW up to £12.15 per hour

 

We have a 7-year-old autistic active young lady who lives with her mum and 2 siblings who is looking to recruit a PA.

This young lady is non-verbal and loves to play outside, climbing, playing in sand and mud, watching her tablet and looking at trains and buses.

The PA role would be to offer support in engaging with social activities like going to the park, allowing Mum some respite. The PA would need to be aware, as this child has no sense of any danger.

A driver is preferred but, not essential.

 

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 199024MT

Hours: 10 hours in term time and 12 hours in holiday periods

Area: South Shields

Hourly rate: from age related national minimum wage to £12.15 per hour

Holidays: 5.6 weeks per annum.

 

We are looking for personal assistant for a 17-year-old young man who has ASD.  He is an only child, living at home with his parents.

Support required would be to take him to his activities, such as going out for drives, visiting the beach, swimming on occasions, and watching online videos.

The PA would need to have an awareness of his safety as he has no sense of danger and anxiety due to his complex sensory needs, which could present as biting his own hands.  He requires close supervision as this young man could possibly eat inedible items.

Responsibilities of the PA would be to introduce new hobbies, places to visit and to help him achieve and provide him with opportunities that will support him to reach his potential in all areas.

 

If you are unable to complete an application online, you can request one by forwarding your name and address to self.directedsupportteam@southtyneside.gov.uk quoting the reference number you wish to apply for and you will be sent one out in the post.

Please note this vacancy is not employed through South Tyneside Council but through the individual service user.

 

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.