Personal Care Assistants - Hayes

Personal Care Assistants

Hayes

Term time only (39 weeks per year)

Working hours will be 8.45am until 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

£24,572

We are seeking to appoint Personal Care Assistants who are passionate about supporting young adults with complex disabilities to live happy and fulfilling lives, with as much independence as possible.  This is a specialist role that involves supporting our students with complex personal care needs throughout the day. Experience of working with people with additional needs is essential, as is demonstrable previous training/knowledge of the following: Moving & Handling, Personal Care, Dignity in Care, Feeding, Dysphagia, Infection Control, Medication, Disability First Aid. 

You must be willing and able to start work at 8.45am and finish at 4.30pm (4.15pm on Fridays), with a 30 minute lunch break.

Purpose of the role:

To work as part of the Senior Learning Support Team under the direction of the Inclusion Manager, the Personal Care Assistant role is to work with students with SEND at Barra Hall, Hayes.  The Personal Care Assistant will be a member of the Learning Support Team under the general supervision of the Medical Manager.  The general duties will be to assist students with their day to day personal care needs, administering medication hoisting and manual handling.

MAIN DUTIES OF POST:

• To provide personal care and support to students with a wide range of support needs, medical needs and disabilities. 

• Assisting students in implementing their own personal care programmes during the college day, specifically in relation to practical support for: Personal Hygiene, Toilet and continence training, Eating and drinking.
• Provide practical assistance in relation to other identified physical needs including; Hoisting, Catheterising, Transportation, dressing, grooming, meal time, administering and prompting of medication.
• To assist students with their medication at the agreed level of support and as detailed within their medical plan and led by the Medical Manager/Nurse.
• To support students in maintaining their health and wellbeing.
• Build a professional relationship with students and provide emotional and social support.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for students.
• To support and encourage students to undertake tasks themselves leading to a higher level of independence and not foster dependent behaviour.
• To communicate effectively with all professionals concerned with the personal care of individual students.
• Meal preparation and feeding for students, being aware of the individual choices of students, nutritional needs and cultural requirements.
• Assist students with walking, including the use of walkers and wheelchairs where applicable inline with their physio and support plans.
• Provide physiotherapy for individual learners as trained and in conjunction with the individual learners Care Pan and Risk Assessment.
• To use manual handling equipment safely and correctly.
• Maintain good levels of PPE and equipment levels in Personal Care and Medical rooms, ordering supplies via the ALS administrator as required in a timely fashion.

Qualifications:

·        Good standard of general education

·        Additional Training around SEND legislation

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

·        Experience of providing support to people with learning difficulties and disabilities

·        Trained in Manual Handling, Personal Care, Dignity in Care, Feeding, Disability First Aid, Safe Administration of Medication, Infection Control, Epilepsy, Anaphylaxis, Dysphasia and Diabetes including the safe administration of Insulin

·        Knowledge of the range and types of interventions available and their effectiveness

·        Experience of producing individual Care Plans and Risk Assessments

·        Experience of liaising with necessary professionals in the development of Individual Care Plans

·        An understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and the SEND Code of Practice

·        Ability to deal sensitively and confidently with people, including parents, teachers and the SEND team

·        Experience of following and implementing individual Care Plans and Risk Assessments

·        Ability to organise resources and equipment effectively

·        Ability to be pro-active and anticipate support required for students’ needs, and respond to frequently changing priorities

·        Good communication skills, both verbal and written

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.

The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

To apply for this opportunity your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.

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