*Male Preferred*
Applicant status required: Employed
* This role is a private arrangement with a person or family who is seeking support for someone else or themselves. You will not be employed by or carry out work for Humans Cornwall; we have a dedicated team to help identify private personal assistants for care and support. These roles are personally assisting somebody to achieve their goals, gain independence and/or manage their daily lives; These will be self-funded by the family or person, or they may receive a Direct payment from Cornwall council. *
Location: Bodmin
Young man who enjoys walking and swimming seeks a caring personal assistant/carer to support him in his daily life. He has a diagnosis of severe Autism and a Learning disability.
He can also present with ‘challenging behaviour’ – this will be discussed further during any interviews. Successful applicants will be assisted in learning how to support him.
Support required:
· Support to access the community
· Personal care – washing, dressing, toileting
Hourly rate of pay: Day: £12.60/ Night: £15.96
Total hours: Full and part-time hours available.
Day: 7am – 11pm (This is variable per each shift; applicants are not expected work all of this).
Night: 11pm – 7am
Essential:
· Current DBS
· Driving Licence
· Flexible to cover other PAs in cases of sickness and holiday
Offers of employment may be subject to DBS checks & referencing. If the role is on a self-employed basis, please ensure you have proof of employment status and public liability insurance.
Due to the high number of applicants that are received for various roles, it is not possible to inform applicants if they have been unsuccessful. Please contact the below email for updates if needed.
If interested, please click apply or email a copy of your C.V. to PA@cornwallsupportlounge.org.uk and quote reference 106
