Personal Care Assistant for a teenage girl P/T@ £14.67/hr in Riding mill - FTE - £28.6k - Riding Mill - NE44

Hours: 6-10 hrs. per week  Hours will mainly be after school, weekends & school holidays  Hourly Rate: £14.67
Area: Riding Mill  

We are looking for someone to work as a Personal Assistant to work alongside our family to support our 14-year-old daughter who has severe cerebral palsy. We are a family of 4 plus a dog living in the beautiful Tyne Valley. 

Our daughter is a bright and intelligent girl who tries hard to be as independent as she can be.  She doesn’t have the use of her arms or legs and uses a variety of aids to sit and move around.  She loves playing on her iPad, watching TV, playing games and shopping! She is a communicator, although she doesn’t like loud noises.   

She has a peg fitted for feeding and is on a set of medication to help her. She is fully dependent on others for her personal care.  The role will be within the home and out and about in the local area mostly after school, weekends, and school holidays – we have some flexibility as to when the hours are worked. 

The ideal candidate would have some experience or knowledge of cerebral palsy, PEG feeding and giving medication, however training can be given.

Driving license would be advantageous to be able to take our daughter out in her wheelchair adapted vehicle.  The role would be perfect for someone who has experience of working professionally with children, perhaps in a school or in a childcare setting.   

An enchanced DBS will be carried out at no expense to the employee.