All Vacancies
Female Personal Assistant Job reference 356
Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)
Description: A Female Support worker is required in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 for a lady living in the Redcar area. The personal assistant will be required to assist the lady with personal care and general household duties.
She is looking for support to help her with her daily needs. The lady herself is well educated and has a zest for life. The ideal person will be willing to support the lady to achieve her life goals.
Typical care duties are wide ranging. The job revolves around helping the lady with her immediate needs.
Duties: include assisting to maintain her personal hygiene, including assistance with washing and dressing, as well as helping with basic day-to-day tasks within the home, alongside administrative tasks such as paying bills.
However, the care role also includes getting to know the lady personally and providing emotional support and company, which will contribute positively to her wellbeing.
As a personal assistant for the lady this will also extend to helping her to take part in leisure activities therefore, duties vary substantially so that no two days are the same.
Essential Criteria: A full driving licence.
Hours: Various hours available
Rate of Pay: National minimum wage
The post may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check
Apply online for Female Personal Assistant Job reference 356
Independent Living Advisor
Job Type: DAD
Independent Living Advisor
Hours: 18.75 per week
Salary: £11.50 per hour
Holidays: 25 days plus bank and public holidays; Additional holidays after 3 years of employment
Other benefits: Pension, Generous sick scheme, Employer assistance programme.
Please note: contract is fixed for 1 year, maybe extended
The post is to work alongside disabled people, carers and parents of disabled children who use direct payments, provide as much or as little support as necessary to enable the effective use of direct payments and provide guidance to those in receipt of funding e.g. Direct Payments, Personal Health Budgets, Individual budgets to live independently in the community.
The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, a good knowledge of direct payments, the ability to work with a diverse range
of people, the ability to keep accurate, up to date records, knowledge of employment law and the Social Model of Disability.
Car user and access to transport to use during work is essential.
If you are interested in applying please email judith.gledhil@darlingtondisability.org for an application pack.
Apply online for Independent Living Advisor
Personal (Care) Assistant Reference 1227
Job Type: Middlesbrough (PA's)
Personal (Care) Assistant X 1 Casual support.
The employer is looking for someone to assist them with lunch/breakfast and helping with toilet needs.
The position is for one to two hours per day to provide support to the employer when full time staff are on holiday or sick leave.
Hours:6.5 hours @ £8.72 per hour Sunday 9am to 10.30am, Wednesday 12.30pm to 2pm, Thursday 2.30pm to 3.30pm, Friday 2.30pm to 3.30pm, Sat 12.30pm to 2pm
Rate: £8.72 per hour
Must be willing to work flexibly and have a caring compassionate work ethic.
Position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and references.
Apply online for Personal (Care) Assistant Reference 1227
Personal Assistant - Job Reference 447
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Personal Assistant & bank support staff required for a lady who loves a variety of crafts.
Duties are to provide support with personal care, medication, meal preparation, as well as light domestic duties.
Hours: Monday - Friday, except bank holidays for 12 hours per week
Rate: National minimum wage requirement for trial period only, if successful after trial period an increase to £10 per hour plus mileage plus any expenses.
Essential: The P.A must be caring reliable, trustworthy and compassionate. DBS check is a must but will be paid for by the employer.
Preferable: A driver preferred but not essential. No previous experience is necessary, full training would be given.
This is a pet free home.
Apply online for Personal Assistant - Job Reference 447
Personal Assistant Job reference 2406
Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)
Area: TS6 postcode
Description: A worker required to support the domestic needs of a young family.
Duties: Laundry and all aspects of housework.
Rate: National minimum wage
Hours: 4 hours per week which can be worked in one shift on a Thursday or Friday (to be agreed with employer). Times can be negotiated
Essential: DBS and references checks will be required and paid for by the employer.
Desirable: Non-smoker with experience of supporting disabled people.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job reference 2406
Personal Assistant Job Reference 2966
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Area: Darlington
Description: Personal assistant required to support a 8 year old girl. She has a loving nature, doesn’t speak, sometimes throws things and needs a lot of attention
Duties: To support the child in her own home and community with personal care, PEG feeding and social outings. Manual handling including hoisting will be required.
Rate: National minimum wage
Hours per week: 16 hours - 4 hours over the weekend and the others during the week.
Essential Criteria: Applicant must have a caring personality and be flexible.
Desirable Criteria: Car driver but not essential. Relevant experience would be good, but is not essential as training can be given.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job Reference 2966
Personal Assistant Job reference 3320
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Area: DL1 (Town Centre Area)
Description: To support a woman with her physical needs while promoting positive good mental health.
Hours: 8 hours to be worked over two mornings per week.
Wage: National minimum wage.
Duties will include: The main duty is to work alongside another staff member to support the lady to complete her rehabilitation exercises. Other tasks may be involved including domestic work, food preparation, medication assistance, personal care, manual handling and social support. Also, assistance with medical appointments and accessing community activities.
Applicants must be: Reliable, able to maintain confidentiality, trustworthy, punctual and compassionate.
Desirable: Experience of supporting people who are experiencing mental ill health would be an advantage.
Paid holiday leave and pension scheme available.
All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced DBS, which is paid for by employer.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job reference 3320
Personal Assistant Job reference 346
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Area: Hurworth
Description: This post is to be in the home of a family to support a 17 year old and his younger teenage brother. The younger of the two young people will be getting ready for school independently. The supervision is required as the older boy has complex support needs relating to his Autism and additional needs which impact on his behaviour.
Duties: Supervision is required to ensure the boys safety.
Rate: National minimum wage
Hours: 45 minutes twice a day Monday to Friday. 8.15am to 9am and 3.30pm to 4.15pm. There could be some reasonable time changes depending on boys activities but will be advised by employer in advance.
Desirable: A good understanding of how Autism can affect behaviour. Experience or a willingness to learn effective strategies to de-escalate behaviour.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job reference 346
Personal Assistant Job reference 3540
Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)
Description: Looking for a PA to support a mum of 2 with daily tasks and planning, while children are at school.
Duties: Domestic support, meal planning and preparation (special diet), correspondence and phone calls, budgeting planning, appointments and shopping.
Hours: 6 hours a week, Monday – Friday during school hours. Flexible and may differ week to week.
Rate: National Minimum Wage
Must be: reliable, show initiative, flexible, trustworthy and able to maintain confidentiality.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job reference 3540
Personal Assistant Job Reference 357
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Description: Support required for a happy, fun and energetic young female with ASD and additional needs in the Darlington area.
Duties: Support to maintain structure, supporting the development of independent living skills and to assist with social activities inside and outside of the home. Interests include singing nursery rhymes, walks, play parks, soft play and day trips out to places of interest.
Hours: 3 hours per week, over the weekend to be discussed at interview, timings are flexible. Hours may increase during school holidays. Some sleepovers may be required in the future but this is flexible.
Rate: National Minimum Wage + expenses.
Essential Criteria: Applicant must be reliable, energetic, friendly and supportive. Being comfortable with dogs essential.
Desirable Criteria: Experience with ASD and supporting communication preferred, but not essential. Access to own transport would be highly desirable.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job Reference 357
Personal Assistant Job reference 3580
Job Type: Middlesbrough (PA's)
Description: A lady in the Middlesbrough area is looking to recruit a personal assistant to support a 13 year old boy, who has a learning impairment (disability).
Rate of pay: National minimum wage
Hours: 6 per week
Working pattern: Days and times would be Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday 4pm to 6pm
The successful person will need to demonstrate the following values:
Seeing the possibilities to make positive difference.
Valuing and celebrating individuality and diversity.
Supporting rights, needs, choices and dreams.
Being responsible, sustainable and innovative in your work.
A driver with a full clean driving license would be preferred
The successful person will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check (cost is covered via employer)
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job reference 3580
Personal Assistant Job reference 3594
Job Type: Middlesbrough (PA's)
Description: A personal assistant is required to support a young man within the community with social activities. He particularly wants to visit the Dirty Dog Airsoft at Shildon which is similar to paintballing but without the mess and hurts less (according to the website).
Pay rate: National minimum wage rates
Hours: 2.5 hours per week
Desirable: An individual with plenty of patience, and/or experience of working with people with Autism would be eagerly considered.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job reference 3594
Personal Assistant Job reference 375
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Description: Support required for a young male in Darlington with complex health needs.
Duties: Working alongside another PA to help a teenage boy with his personal care and morning routine. This will include morning medication and feeds as well as all personal care washing, bathing and dressing and getting ready for school. There will also be an element of housekeeping i.e. leaving the person's bedroom clean and tidy including changing any bedding.
Hours: Morning shifts x 5 days a week - Around 25 hours including a Saturday morning
Rate: £9.50 hour with the prospect of increasing to £10.00 after 6 months depending on performance
Essential Criteria: Have experience working with children. Are confident in working with children with complex health needs including seizures and peg feeding. Have experience in moving and handling and using rescue medication. Non Smoker is essential and the successful applicant needs to work well with others and enjoy being part of a busy family.
Desirable Criteria: Someone who is pro-active and with other skills such as sensory activities and reading stories would be beneficial.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job reference 375
Personal Assistant Job Reference 456
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Description: Opportunity to work for a disabled woman in her own home as part of a team.
Duties: I need someone who can carry out all personal and domestic duties on a rota basis . As the job is Darlington based candidates from further afield may find that calling several times a day an issue is they live at a geographical distance .
Wages start at £10.50 per hour but will rise after a probationary period and then rise to £11.50 and then to £12.50 for the right candidate.
Hours: 16 a week
Essential Criteria: a driver is essential as I like to get out and about to I need somebody who is trustworthy, reliable, able to follow instructions and sensitive to my needs.
Please contact jillyj12@gmail.com directly for more information
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job Reference 456
Personal Assistant Job reference 559
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Job Type: Personal Assistant
Area: Darlington
Description: Personal assistant (PA) required to support a gentleman in his own home.
Duties: Preparing food, support with getting hair done, shopping and supporting the man in and out of the standing frame. There would also be light house work.
Rate: National Minimum Wage
Hours: Up to 10 hours per week
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job reference 559
Personal Assistant Job Reference 571
Job Type: Darlington (PA's)
Description: 1 or possibly 2 female PAs required to support an 11 year old girl. 'Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010'
Hours per week: There are 22 hours available per week but if preferred applicants can apply for either the just evening shifts or just the overnight shift or both.
Shift pattern: Two evening shifts 3:30pm to 8:30pm and one overnight stay 8:30pm to 08:30am
Some additional hours during school holidays may be required/available, flexibility is required.
Wage Rate: National Minimum Wage to £9.00 per hour, depending on experience.
Duties included: Personal care, assistance with medication and feeds, play, exercise and also walks.
Essential Criteria: Applicants must be kind, patient, trustworthy and reliable. Some experience with people who have complex needs is essential e.g. peg feeds, epilepsy.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Desirable: Some experience with disabled children would be preferred.
Apply online for Personal Assistant Job Reference 571
How you can support us
As a local organisation we very much rely on the support of our local community, and continue to support people flexibly to have greater choice and control and remove the barriers that disabled people and children experience in their everyday lives. We support over 2,000 people every year. But we need your help.