Location: Wylam, Northumberland NE41
Pay: £15.23 per hour weekdays, £16.28 per hour weekends
Driving licence essential
Part-Time Personal Assistant – Set Hours
We are looking for a caring, compassionate and committed female Personal Assistant to join our small and friendly care team.
- Regular hours available: approximately 50 hours per month
Week one: 12 hours
- Wednesday: 16:00–20:00
- Thursday: 16:00–20:00
Week Two: 11.5 hours
- Thursday: 16:00–20:00
- Saturday : 10.30-18.00
There may also be opportunities for additional hours depending on the needs of the service and staff availability.
Bank Personal Assistant – Flexible Hours
We are also looking for Bank Personal Assistants to join our team. This is a flexible role for someone who would like to pick up additional shifts when available.
Bank staff do not have guaranteed hours, but there may be opportunities to work additional shifts depending on the needs of the service and your availability.
This could be ideal for someone looking for flexible work alongside another job, studies, family commitments or other responsibilities.
About the Role
The role involves supporting a 22-year-old woman with a learning disability and additional health needs. She communicates non-verbally using gestures, facial expressions, symbols and a VOCA (Voice Output Communication Aid).
Support includes personal care, feeding, mobility and helping her enjoy activities and days out. She loves swimming, music, dancing, walks, trips out, books and jigsaws.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Caring, patient and compassionate
- Trustworthy and respectful
- Motivated with a positive, can-do attitude
- A strong communicator
- Able to work independently and as part of a small team
- Able to take direction from the Team Leader
- Genuinely committed to providing excellent care
Experience of working with people with additional communication needs is preferred, but training will be provided.
A full UK driving licence is essential as the role involves using a Motability vehicle.
We are based in Wylam, Northumberland, approximately 20 minutes from Newcastle, with good rail and bus links.
We are a small, friendly team and work flexibly to support a good work-life balance.
Social care benefits include Blue Light Card, Discounts for Carers and access to training opportunities, including QCF Diploma Level 3.
For more information, please contact Charlotte on 07768619755 or charlotteblair_22@outlook.com.
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.