Please Quote Ref: CX442
Location: HU7 area of Hull
Rate of pay: £10.42 per hour
Hours: 4-6 hours per week plus additional hours in school holidays
Days: Alternate weekends. These hours can be flexible, with additional/alternate hours arranged during school holidays
Vacancies: 1
A Female Personal Assistant is required for a teenage girl in the HU7 area of Hull. She requires a PA to support her to have fun and access the community independently of her family.
Your role would be to support with activities such as swimming, bowling, going to the cinema, park or seaside. The role also involves some personal care. This young lady sometimes has difficulties expressing her needs and opinions and can get anxious and upset but has such an infectious smile and sense of fun. Previous experience is not required but you should be patient, friendly and supportive, encouraging this young lady to grow in independence and confidence.
Applicants should have a genuine interest in working with disabled people, be honest and trustworthy, and have a confident nature with the ability to remain calm. Applicants will also be able to demonstrate warmth, compassion and unconditional positive regard for disabled people, and be able to build good relationships with young people based on trust and respect.
- A car driver would be preferred but is not essential.
- Non-smoker preferred
There is a genuine occupational requirement for a FEMALE worker, and therefore only applications from FEMALES will be considered*.
*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1)
“Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory checking report from the Disclosure and Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the local authority/employer.”
How to apply
Option 1: Click apply button and upload a cv/cover letter.(**ON MOBILE VIEW IT IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF PAGE)
Option 2: Complete a apply to be a PA and then email esw@choicesandrights.org.uk with your name and reference number of the job you wish to be out forward for.(you can apply for mor then one at a time)
Option 3:Please send a printed application to The Recruitment Team Choices and Rights Disability Coalition, The Centre for Independent Living, Jude Lodge, Tiverton Road, Bransholme, Hull HU7 4QS
Important Information
The above vacancy is advertised directly by the disabled person/ representative who receives support from the Direct Payment Support Service. Successful applicants will be employed directly by the disabled person/representative not Choices and Rights. It is important to note Choices and Rights are acting on the employer’s behalf and we cannot be held responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.
Applications will be forwarded to the disabled person or their representative, they will then choose which candidates they wish to interview. They may contact you directly or ask their support worker to contact you and arrange a suitable date for an interview to take place.
Personal Data Processing
Information in relation to personal data processing can be found at here or by contacting us and requesting a copy of our Hull Privacy Policy. In this policy, you will find information about our compliance with GDPR (data protection law.) You can find how to send us a request to let you access your data that we have collected, request us to delete your data, correct any inaccuracies or restrict our processing of your data. We would like to keep your data until our position you apply for is filled. [We cannot estimate the exact time period, but we will consider this period over when a candidate accepts our job offer for the position for which we are considering you.] When that period is over, we will either delete your data or inform you that we will keep it in our database for future roles.
Smoke Free Exemption
It should be noted that these post are covered by “The Smoke Free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007 and therefore “The smoke Free Premises and Enforcement Regulations 2006” do not apply to this post. The regulations allow for exception in private dwellings where the work being undertaken is solely to provide personal care for a person living in the dwelling or to assist with domestic work of the household in the dwelling.
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Choices and Rights have received support from Hull City Council to produce a video showing three different examples of how disabled people can use direct payments. The video features stories of the different experiences of disabled people and their Personal Assistants (PAs) and was produced and edited by Mal Wlliamson. (https://malwilliamson.com/)