Job Description

Personal Care Assistant/Befriender required to assist a kind, fun, loving and chatty 11 year old, with a Neurological and Learning Disability, living in the Motherwell area.

You would be required to provide one to one care and assistance within their home, and in the community with participation in social activities. Your duties would involve assisting with tasks such as:

Accompany to swimming, judo, visiting museums, cinema, enjoying nature by visiting parks and lakes

Interests include music, gaming and movies

Enjoys going to shopping centres and going out for food

Any other daily living tasks to promote independent living.

Must take a proactive and innovative approach to support and encourage individual to be involved in activities suited to their needs.

The most important qualities are a warm and friendly nature and a desire to work within a caring role.

Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Driver not essential, enjoys public transport.

Experience is desirable but not essential, as training will be provided.

Recruiting for 1 position

Guaranteed permanent position of 6 hours per week

EXAMPLE

Saturday: 11:00am - 5:00pm but this is flexible.

13.00 per hour

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If you are selected for the next stage of the recruitment process a member of the Take Control Team will be in touch to arrange the next steps.

If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible).

For more information please contact:

Take Control (North Lanarkshire)

Tel: 01698 537 472

E: infonl@takectrl.org.uk

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 6 per week

Schedule:

Every weekend Weekend availability Weekends only
Application question(s):

Where did you hear about this position?
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: MG.CE.1.25