Darlington Association on Disability

BANK Personal Assistant Job Reference 3592

Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)

Area: Redcar – TS10

Description: A great opportunity has arisen for the chance to support a lively 8-year-old in the Redcar area. This is a Bank Worker Position.
Support is to access the community, go to the beach, soft play, and swimming. There is a need for some support with personal care, hand hygiene and assist with toilet.

Hours: Bank worker to cover of permanent staff when on holiday or off sick for up to 5 hours per week during term time, 8 hours per week during school holidays.

Wage: £10.42 per hour

Duties will include: To ensure the child is safe whilst supporting to access activities. The suitable person will need to be able to give the child time to process verbal information and use a minimum of verbal communication.

Applicants must be: Patient, reliable, honest and trustworthy. Knowledge of Autism and positive behaviour support strategies are an advantage, however information can be provided at interview. There is also an opportunity for the employee to access training.

The successful applicant will undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to starting.

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DAD Personal Assistant (EH - A2W)

Job Type: DAD

Darlington Association on Disability are looking for

a Personal Assistant (A2W)…….

To deliver high quality personal assistance to a number of disabled people who work at Darlington Association on Disability.  Each employee who will be supported, will direct their personal assistant in the tasks that need completing on a daily basis, including driving to appointments/meetings. The personal assistance provided to employees is based on individual needs.

£10.42 per hour - 20 hours per week

About us….

DAD is led by disabled people and promotes independence and choice, supporting disabled people and carers through the provision of services, support and information.

About you…..

• You’ll have experience that demonstrates your use of IT systems i.e. Microsoft and database software.
• You can support disabled employees to fulfil their job role through providing personal assistance as required.
• To undertake administration tasks as required. This will include note taking, filing, updating calendars, completing forms, timesheets and paperwork, arranging appointments.
• You will need a clean driving licence and your own vehicle to take employees to appointments and meetings
• Customer service is really important to us, therefore you’ll need to be great with people, follow processes and meet specific timescales to get the job done

DAD is a flexible, supportive employer with training opportunities available. 

And….

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata increasing by one day per year after 3 years’ service (max 30 days plus bank hols)
• An employee assistance programme (i.e. confidential financial and legal advice and a counselling line)
• GP Helpline
• Pension scheme

Closing date:  16th October 2023

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Female Personal Assistant Job reference 356

Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)

10 Hour Shifts and Job Share available in Central Redcar Area

Description: Permanent and bank female support workers required (in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010) for a lady living in the Redcar area. The personal assistants will be required to assist the lady with personal care, general household duties and supporting her in her daily activities.

Essential Criteria: A full driving licence to be able to drive for the employer, to be able to go swimming, be computer literate and be comfortable around dogs.

Hours: Up to 43.5 hours available per week to be worked Mondays to Saturday – more information in job description and can be discussed at interview.

Rate of Pay: National minimum wage

The post may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and references.

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Female Personal Assistant Job reference 456

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Female Personal Assistant  Required ('Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010)

Opportunity to work for a disabled woman in her own home as part of a team. 

The job will include domestic duties and providing personal care. A full clean driving licence is also required. 

Wages start at £10.50 per hour but will rise after a probationary period to £11.50. There is potential to rise up to £12.50 for the right candidate.

Hours: 15-20 hours a week on a 4 weekly rota. Therefore, some weeks it’s 14 and some weeks it is 20.

Apply by email to jillyj12@gmail.com with name and address

Post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check

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Female Personal Assistant Job Reference 518 (was previously listed as 577)

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Area: West End

Description: Female bank support needed to cover holidays and ad -hoc hours to help a disabled lady to live independently and continue to work, it is possible this could lead to permanent hours in the future.

Hours: Shifts to be worked anytime between 7.30am and 9pm Monday - Sunday

Wage: £11.50 per hour

Duties will include Personal care, meal preparation, domestic duties, and social activities.

Applicants must be: 

Caring, reliable and trustworthy

Full Training will be provided.

All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced DBS check.

Female applicants only ‘Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

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Female Personal Assistant Job reference 571

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Description: A Direct Payment employer is seeking to recruit a warm, supportive, female personal assistant to support her daughter who has complex needs.

Hours: 1 or 2 waking night(s) 8.30pm – 8.30am, per week. Night(s) to be worked can be set or variable - employer is happy to discuss at interview. 

Wage: £11.00 per hour plus statutory paid holiday entitlement. 

Duties will include: Personal care, assistance with feeding, administering medication, manual handling including assisting turning the child during the night and making her comfortable.

Essential criteria: Applicants must be kind, patient, trustworthy, reliable and can deliver person centred support.

Desirable: Some experience with supporting disabled children, feeding, epilepsy, moving and handling.

Training will be provided. 

Female applicants only ‘Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

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Information Officer (Energy Saving)

Job Type: DAD

Darlington Association on Disability has an exciting new opportunity…..

We are looking fill a new role:  Information Officer

As part of our continued Cost of Living support, the Information Officer would develop and manage the provision of Energy Saving Information and Advice to support disabled people across Tees Valley.

£12.86 per hour - 16 hours per week minimum (will include occasional early evening and Saturday working)

Fixed contract: 2 years

About us….

DAD is led by disabled people and promotes independence and choice, supporting disabled people and carers through the provision of services, support and information.

About you…..

• You’ll have experience that demonstrates your use of IT systems and social media platforms.
• You can maintain an information resource, delivering information to the public and presentations.
• You will need strong communication skills; written, over the telephone and face-to-face with members of the public and colleagues
• Ability to summarise information and to produce documents in leaflet / factsheet format as well as write reports
• Customer service is really important to us, therefore you’ll need to be great with people, follow processes and meet specific timescales to get the job done

DAD is a flexible, supportive employer with training opportunities available. 

And….

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata increasing by one day per year after 3 years’ service (max 30 days plus bank hols)
• An employee assistance programme (i.e. confidential financial and legal advice and a counselling line)
• GP Helpline
• Pension scheme

Closing date:  16th October 2023

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Personal Assistant - Job Reference 248

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Area: Whinfield Area of Darlington 

Rate: £10.42 per hour

Hours: 10 hours per week

Description: To Support a highly functioning Autistic 18-year-old man promote his independence and to access the community and hobbies this includes attending the gym.

Duties: Attending social activities

Applicants must be: Reliable, patient, and able to maintain confidentiality

The post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and references

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Personal Assistant - Job Reference 447

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Job share would be considered

A bright lovely lady in the Winfield area of Darlington, who loves a variety of crafts is looking for a Personal Assistant to support her with her activities, some light domestic duties, medication, and assistance to wash her hair.

Hours: The support is for 16 hours a week Monday to Friday only and at various times of the day. It will include a 4 hours block of time to attend a weekly craft class. This excludes all bank holidays.

Rate of pay: £10.42 per hour. This will be looked at once the probation period has ended (12 weeks) to raise to £10.50.

Essential: The PA must be caring reliable, trustworthy, and compassionate. 

Preferable: A driver preferred but not essential. No previous experience is necessary, full training would be given and the opportunity to access free training during employment.

An enhanced DBS check and references will be completed prior to start date for the successful applicant.

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Personal Assistant Job Reference - 4227

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Area:  Middleton St George  

Description: Are you a caring person who wants to make a difference in a young person life? We are currently seeking to recruit two Support Workers to join our amazing team. We are looking for a warm and supportive female who can deliver person-centred care & support to Annie a bubbly, intelligent, sociable 20-year-old young lady who has physical disabilities. Annie has a full and varied life and is looking for someone with a great sense of fun.

Hours: 40 plus 14hrs nightshift  (hours are negotiable)

Shifts: overnight 7pm-8am. 

Day shifts 12-7pm / 9am-7pm 

 Four weekly rotas 

Wage: £11.00 per hour

Duties will include Night shifts: You will be required to carry out Personal care/ showering, hoisting, dressing & staying overnight (bed available) to assist turning and making comfortable throughout the night as & when needed.

Day shifts will be supporting Annie to live her independent life, socialising, swimming, going to cinema, eating out, shopping, walking her dog. some light housework will be done throughout the week. 

Applicants must be: We are looking for someone who is committed and reliable and happy to work on a one-to-one basis with Annie, you must be female and a non-smoker, training in manual handling will be desirable but full training can be provided.

All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced DBS check. Female applicants only ‘Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

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Personal Assistant Job Reference - 8065

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Area: Hummersknott

Description: Are you a caring person who wants to make a difference in a young person life? We are currently seeking someone to support our Happy cheeky and adventurous 8-year-old boy who has a Global developmental delay to access social activities.

Hours: 5 per week evenings and weekends. Times and days are flexible.

Wage: £10.52 per hour

Duties will include: Personal care, support with eating, support to access a varied range of hobbies and activities.

Applicants must be: We are looking for someone who is committed, reliable and caring. A car driver with access to his own vehicle is essential.

All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced DBS check.

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Personal Assistant Job Reference 2036

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Description: A great opportunity has arisen for a role to support a lady in her own home and out in the community

Hours: 12 hours a week on a Wednesday to work 9am until 9pm, possibly with some flexibility to cover other PA's days for sickness and holidays (hours to cover would be Monday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Sunday 11am-7pm). The Employer would be happy for a job share with the right people.

Rate: £10.42 per hour

Duties: Support would be around food preparation, planning activities, accessing local amenities and support to manage correspondence/letters.

Applicants must be: Reliable, trustworthy, have good communication skills, show initiative, be supportive and able to prompt the person. Applicants must be a driver with access to own vehicle.

Successful applicants will undergo references and enhanced DBS criminal records check.

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Personal Assistant Job Reference 2043

Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)

Area: Redcar – TS10

Description: Are you a caring person who wants to make a difference in a young person life?

An amazing opportunity has arisen for the chance to support a lively 13-year-old in the Redcar area. This is a permanent position.

Duties will include: To ensure the young person’s safety when supporting to access activities, supporting to access the community, go to the beach, soft play, and swimming. There is a need for some support with personal care, hand hygiene and assist with toilet.

Hours: 5 hours per week during term time. 8 hours per week in school holidays.

Wage: £10.42 per hour

Applicants must be: A driver with access to own vehicle. Also, be patient, reliable, honest and trustworthy. Knowledge / training of how to de-escalate is an advantage, as well as knowledge of Autism and positive support behaviour strategies, however information can be provided at interview. There is also an opportunity for the employee to access training.

The successful applicant will undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to starting.

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Personal Assistant Job Reference 232

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

This post is advertised on behalf of Trust 121. Please view the the full job description here (Word document) before applying.

Description: We are currently seeking to recruit a Support Worker to join our amazing team. We are looking for a warm, caring and supportive team member who can deliver person-centred care & support our tenants to live a full and happy life.

Trust 121’s purpose is to support disabled and disadvantaged people towards independence, through choice and inclusion. We support five tenants with learning disabilities to live independently within the community. Our role is to assist each tenant with daily living tasks such as; cooking, cleaning, personal care, attending day services / health appointments, personal shopping and activities. Our working hours consist of a mix of days / evenings / weekends / bank holidays and sleep-in shifts.

We provide a professional and supportive environment which enables the tenants to achieve their aspirations and goals through empowerment and putting the tenant at the centre of all we do.

Essential:

• An understanding of the service needs and rights of people with disabilities.
• An understanding of health and safety issues in the work place.
• A knowledge of equal opportunities/diversity
• Ability to promote independence and encourage individuals to live life as independently as possible.
• Able to communicate ideas and information in a comprehensive manner, both in writing and verbally.
• Willingness to learn and improve own skill base.
• Able to work on own initiative in order to meet tenants needs
• Ability to enable and motivate tenants to take part in their local community
• Be confident in working alone as well as part of a team
• Able to work additional hours when necessary
• To be a driver with access to personal transport and be covered by business insurance
• Able to work flexibly and undertake shifts and unsociable hours as required.
• Willingness to provide personal care as required for client base.
• Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care

 Training and development will be provided. Private pension scheme available.

Successful applicants will undergo references and enhanced DBS criminal records check.

Please see the full job specification before applying.

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Personal Assistant Job Reference 3540

Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)

Area: Redcar and Cleveland

Description: Looking for a PA to support a mum of 2 with daily tasks and planning, while children are at school, Ideal candidate for this role would be able to provide motivation and support while following a set support plan

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: £10.42 per hour

Must be reliable, show initiative, flexible, trustworthy, and able to maintain confidentiality.

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Personal Assistant Job reference 4597

Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)

Area: Grangetown

Description: Personal assistant required to support a lady in her own home. The role is to promote the lady’s mental wellbeing by keeping her company and assisting with household tasks and shopping whilst she is busy studying for her PhD. The lady has 2 dogs in the house.  

Hours: 14 per week to be worked 1 hour every Monday to Friday evening (i.e. after 5pm) and the rest at the weekend. Job share would be considered. The role might suit a fellow university student and would fit around their studying commitments.

Rate of Pay: £10.42 per hour

Essential Criteria: Applicants must be reliable, flexible and have experience of some sort of similar role.

Successful candidates would require satisfactory DBS and reference checks, which will be paid for by the employer.

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Personal Assistant Job Reference 502

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Area: Low Coniscliffe

Support is required for a 20 year old gentlemen who likes to play on the Wii, also likes support with pictures and likes to see people drawing. The gentleman is very interested in motorbikes and is fun loving.  

Possible support around travel costs maybe included.

Hours: 22.5 per week (employer can be flexible with reduced or increased hours)

Monday to Friday Times of support required 7.30am – 9 am and 3.30pm – 6.30pm.

Some weekend hours may be available.

Wage: Start at £10.50 per hour and review after April 2023

Duties will include: Support is required before and after college, with his personal care, this includes dressing, changing (involving changing pads) and bathing. Hoisting is required and support with feeding. Some light domestic duties are included in this role.

Full training and supervision will be given.  

Applicants must be: Non-smoker, reliable, honest, and trustworthy.

All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. 

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Personal Assistant Job reference 543

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Personal Assistant required to support a lady in the Darlington Area.

Duties: General housework, hoovering, ironing, etc.

Rate of Pay: £10.42 per hour

Hours: 8hr per week to be worked between Mondays to Fridays over 2 days of 4hr per day.

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Personal Assistant Job Reference 559

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Job Type: Personal Assistant

Description: Personal assistant required to support a gentleman in his own home and to go about his day. The job will be to assist him to go to the gym, meals out, support to go to medical appointments and shopping for clothes and food. There will opportunities to support the man to go away for the weekend to places London, Newcastle, Scotland. 

Duties: Preparing meals, personal care including showering and hair washing, supporting the man in and out of the standing frame, shopping and housework. As discussed it is to support the man to use public transport and be out in the community. 

Rate: £10.42 per hour

Hours: 15-20 hours per week ideally but less hours would be considered.  Hours to be worked are generally between 12.30pm to 10pm for around 3 hours a shift. Staff are required everyday of the week but can have 2 days off per week as a minimum. The employer has some flexibility which can be discussed at interview. This employer has some regular bank hours available to cover holidays/sickness but has more available at the moment to cover a staff absence.

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Personal Assistant job reference 600

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

West Park Village Area. 

A lady in her early 70's but feels like a 40-year-old, is looking for a personal assistant for some planned sickness cover and holiday cover initially but possibly more permanent hours in the future . 

The lady enjoys life, is easy going, laid back with a good sense of humour. She is looking for support to assist her doing craft fairs, shopping and other leisure activities.  The worker will be required to do domestic work, meal preparation and some personal care including washing her hair. 

Essential: Non-smoker

Desirable: She would like someone who would go swimming with her, but it is not essential to get in the pool. 

Hours: Up to 31 hours per week but this can be discussed with the employer. Flexibility can be offered for the right candidate. 

Rate of pay: £11 per hour initially during probationary period progressing to £11.50 on successful completion of probation period. 

Training will be available. 

Post subject to satisfactory DBS and references. 

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Personal Assistant Job reference 6322

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Area: Middleton-St-George

Description: A fun loving lively, bright young lady is looking for a PA to support her to access the community and do hobbies in her own home. 

Hours: 10 hours per week. The suitable applicant will need to be flexible about the times of day support takes place but it will be no longer than 5 hours per period.

Wage Rate: £10.42 per hour, this will be reviewed after initial probationary period.

Duties will include: Assistance to eat and drink, driving, support to access the community and pushing wheelchair.

Applicants must be: Reliable, trustworthy and be able to show some initiative. The person has access to their own vehicle so a car driver is essential. 

All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced disclosure and barring check.

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Personal Assistant Job reference 682

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

A great opportunity to work in the Haughton area of Darlington for an employer who will consider job share candidates

Description: Support required for a lady within her home and the community. She likes to go out to shop in Darlington and surrounding areas on a weekend. 

Duties:  Meal preparation, cleaning, shopping, support to access the community and driving.

Rate: £10.42 per hour (enhancement for bank holidays) 

5.6 weeks paid holiday per year

Hours: 20.5 per week available but can be as job share. Hours are over 7 days per week including 4 hours Friday mornings, and 5 hours Saturday and Sunday Afternoons. 

Applicants must have: Full clean driving licence to drive employer's car. Due to the nature of the employer’s vehicle insurance applicants must be 25 years old or over. 

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Personal Assistant Job reference 6875

Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)

Area: Redcar East

Description: A PA required to support an elderly couple. The lady has Parkinson’s disease and related dementia. The gentleman has a physical impairment and spends a lot of time in his armchair. Both need assistance with day-to-day tasks like cleaning, meal preparation, personal care and companionship.

Hours: Up to 5 per week. Flexibility would be beneficial.

Rate of Pay: £10.42 per hour.

Satisfactory references and a DBS check would be required from successful applicant(s)

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Personal Assistant Job reference 7686

Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)

Area: Eston

Description: Seeking a personal assistant who has experience in mental health as I have depression and anxiety. I would prefer someone with a mature attitude as my physical and mental health problems are complicated. I would need a non-smoker and someone who has a driver’s licence. I am currently living with my Gran (but plan to move) who has dementia so experience and knowledge with this would be a bonus. Lastly, I have a cat so an animal lover is a must.

Hours: 6 hrs per week. The hours will be split over 4 calls per week consisting of 2 calls of 2 hours and 2 calls of 1 hour. Calls will be on an afternoon and one of these 1 hour calls will need to be worked on a Sunday.  

Wage: £10.42 per hour

Duties will include: Some cleaning, making main meals, the weekly supermarket shop, assistance in getting to appointments and hopefully assistance in spending a little time outdoors in the future and a walk.

Applicants must be: A driver with access to own vehicle and be a non-smoker. They need to be honest, reliable, flexible, have a positive attitude and be non-judgmental.

Successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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Personal Assistant Job reference 7872

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

South Park Area of Darlington

Do you want to make a difference to a 19-year-old gentleman’s life, to support him to be the best he can be and enable him to live life as independently as he can? 

Hours: 16 hours per week, to be worked flexibly, hours will be spread over the week Monday to Saturday.

Wage: £10.42 per hour - rate will be reviewed following completion of a successful probationary period.                             

Duties will include: To support the man with social opportunities, travel training, shopping skills, managing and maintaining home skills, cooking, food planning and prep, budgeting skills and accessing college. 

Applicants must be:  Flexible, honest, reliable and able to show initiative.

An understanding and knowledge in Autism and anxiety would be beneficial.

Great opportunities available for the successful person to access free training in many fields.

All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced disclosure and barring check (DBS). 

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Personal Assistant Reference No.7517

Job Type: Redcar and Cleveland (PA's)

Area - Guisborough

Female only (Personal Care)

Description: A unique opportunity has arisen in the Guisborough area for a Personal Assistant required to support a bright, fun loving, singing lady in her own home who has an interest in crafts and pets

Hours – 9 hours a week plus cover for holidays and sickness

Wage: £10.42 an hour

Duties will include: To support a lady in her own home, this role is varied and includes personal care, support to manage Peg feed and medication. Catheter care. Domestic duties, organising and dealing with correspondence. May need to support in the community at times and with appointments.

Applicants must be: Reliable, trustworthy be able to show initiative and good organisation skills. Some knowledge and understanding of Autism would be a benefit, btu not essential and training will be given around Peg and catheter support.
Also to be aware the lady has one small very friendly dog and 3 cats.

All successful applicants will undergo references and an enhanced DBS check.

Female applicants only ‘Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

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Personal Assistant required Ref 6231

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

£10.50/ hour. Flexible working. Minimum 6 hours/ week. Additional hours and one waking night per month also available. Immediate start.

We are looking for an exceptional person to join our team of carers in the role of personal assistant for a young man living with muscular dystrophy. This 14 year old young man lives in Darlington with his parents and a small, very cute dog. He attends mainstream school locally, uses a powered wheelchair, plays powerchair football nationally, enjoys time with his friends, festivals, camping, holidays and city breaks.

Are you a warm, fun and bright individual with a passion for care and supporting others to live their best life? We are looking for someone to provide 6 hours of care and support to make a real difference to a young man, broadening his horizons, developing his independence and supporting him to access leisure activities and engage in activities in the community. This might include walks, going to the cinema, to café’s and restaurants, to events locally and live music events.

This young man needs some level of support with all aspects of personal care, including toileting, showering and dressing, taking medication and meal preparation. Carers use a range of equipment to aid with personal care and transfers including a slide board, ceiling hoist and mobile hoist. Full training will be provided.

Minimum 6 hours per week

To cover one of the following shifts each week.

Thursday evening 3pm – 9pm, Friday evening 3pm – 9pm, Saturdays 10 – 4pm or 4pm to 10pm

Monthly waking night 3pm until 10am (19 hours) (Friday or Saturday)

Additional hours available:

Weekday mornings (term time) 7am – 9am

Weekday evenings (term time) 3pm – 6pm (or 9pm)

School holidays Monday to Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm

You should have a full, clean driving licence and will have access to our fully insured mobility vehicle. It is a large wheelchair accessible vehicle, so some confidence driving and parking a larger vehicle would be useful. This will always be available for all activities and transport to and from school. 

Your workload may also include some household chores for the individual and supporting them with making food and snacks and to follow a healthy diet, and also enabling the young man to enjoy time with his small, excitable dog. This is a lovely opportunity to make a difference to a young man and his family in a positive, warm environment. We welcome interest from all backgrounds and experience, as all training will be provided. We are a neuro diverse friendly family.

All successful applicants will be subject to references and DBS check.

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Personal Assistant/Support Worker

Job Type: DAD

Darlington Association on Disability are looking for a Personal Assistant / Support Worker ……..

to work within the values and ethos of DAD to support disabled people to do the things that they want to do in ways that are inclusive and accessible; to plan and deliver activities for users that promote independence and meet individual needs; to support disabled adults to access community based resources and activities of their choice

£10.42 per hour - Various Hours – up to 30 hours per week

About us….

DAD is led by disabled people and promotes independence and choice, supporting disabled people and carers through the provision of services, support and information. 

About you…..

You will be

• Self-motivated, well-organised & reliable
• Caring, sensitive and Flexible
• Committed to maintaining our high standards of support
• Good communicator

You will have

• Experience of working within a care or support setting
• Experience of working with disabled people
• Good team working skills.
• Strong organisation and time management skills.
• Customer service skill and the ability to show initiative

DAD is a flexible, supportive employer with training opportunities available. 

And….

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata increasing by one day per year after 3 years’ service (max 30 days plus bank hols)
• An employee assistance programme (i.e. confidential financial and legal advice and a counselling line)
• GP Helpline
• Pension scheme

Closing date:  23rd October 2023

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Weekend personal assistant vacancies Ref 665

Job Type: Darlington (PA's)

Danesmoor Trust

We are looking to recruit a personal assistant to support two young adults within their support living home and in the community activities on a weekend. We have both weekend day shifts and evening shifts available with the possibly of other shifts available when team members are on annual leave or to cover sickness. We have a four-week rolling Rota in place and you would not be required to work every weekend.

Danesmoor Trust was founded in June 2015 by the parents of the young adults you may be supporting. The young adults we support are at the centre of everything we do and a person-centred approach is a must. We would like to think that the quality of support is of the highest standard and that everyone strives to achieve this.

A minimum of a level 2 diploma in health and social care or equivalent is preferred but not essential as all training will be provided.

A full clean driving licence and access to personal transport covered by business insurance is desirable.

Two satisfactory references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required in the event of position being offered.

Positions available: Weekend bank positions with the opportunity for contracted hours in the future.

Rates of pay: £10.82 per hour, £66.56 Sleep-over rate and mileage is paid at 40p per mile.

For further information or an application pack, please contact Lisa at Danesmoor Trust on  07841658205 or email danesmoortrust@gmail.com

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