Total 5 job vacancies by The Rowan Organisation

Job Description


Job Reference: JH/JR/WKH

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Responsible to: Directly accountable to and taking direction from the employer

Hours: 35 hours a week including sleep ins

Work Pattern: Day shifts: 7am to 9pm

Waking and sleep in shifts: 9pm to 7am

Hourly Rate of Pay: £12 per hour
£11.44 per hour sleep in

Based at: Own bungalow (employer’s home address) in Bedworth

Job Purpose

To work one to one with an adult with an Acquired Brain Injury. He has a great sense of humour and has brought his own bungalow that is fully adapted. The purpose is to build a trusting professional relationship with the gentleman. To support him in day to day living and health needs and develop his quality of life. The gentleman enjoys good food and good company, TV, fishing, shopping, gardening, camping and going to the gym and exercising.

The gentleman does have his own automatic motability vehicle which staff can use for travelling distances with him, therefore a driving licence is preferable (but not essential as public transport and walking are options)

Main duties

To support with
- Personal care
- Assisting medication
- Day to day activities and day to day living
- Rehabilitation
- Cooking (the gentleman will require full support with cooking)
- Cleaning
- Washing and ironing
- Shopping
- Transfers whilst in and out of the wheelchair
- Gentleman has a tracking hoist with a raised bath
- Support and attend health care appointments
- Family visit
- Fishing
- Day Trip’s
- Disco
- Managing challenging behaviour

To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.


Personal Specification:

Have experience of working with vulnerable adults.
Flexible in the hours and times that you can work.
Have a good sense of humour and enjoy a friendly joke.
Be patient and supportive.
Be friendly and outgoing.
Be honest, reliable and trustworthy.
Be respectful of the employer’s dignity, at all times.
Understand the need for privacy and confidentiality.
You should have a thorough understanding of personal safety.
Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
A willingness to undergo any training highlighted by the employer.
You should have some knowledge and understanding of risks.
Have an awareness and knowledge of equal opportunities.
Resilience and awareness of triggers in managing some behaviours that challenge.


Special Conditions

This post is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check at the Employers request prior to commencing employment. This is confidential and at no cost to yourself.

The offer will be made subject to satisfactory references.

The post carries a 6 month’s probationary period.

Disclaimer

The Rowan Organisation is acting on behalf of a third party and will not be your employer, nor responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.

Job Reference: JH-MC-SPH

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Responsible to: Directly to the employer

Hours: 36 hours per week

Work Pattern: You will be required to work on a 7-day rota to be discussed and agreed in advance.

8am – 8pm

Hourly Rate of Pay: £13.50 per hour at all times.

Based at: Telford, TF2 6**

Job Purpose

The main purpose of this job role is to provide care and support to a young man in his own home and within the community.

Main duties

To provide constant supervision to the young man to ensure his health and wellbeing and general safety at all times.

To provide support to the young man with all aspects of daily living, be this within the home or local community.

To encourage and enable the young man to participate in sensory activities.

To prompt the young man to eat / drink with support with feeding and monitoring his fluid intake.

Support the young man to mobilise within the home – guiding and supporting as necessary.

To provide personal care as and when needed.

Prepare and administer medications.

To carry out any other tasks deemed relevant to the role by the employer.

Personal Specification

Have experience of working with vulnerable adults.
Flexible in the hours and times that you can work.
Be patient and supportive.
Be friendly and outgoing.
Be punctual, reliable, and trustworthy.
Be respectful of the employer’s dignity, at all times.
Understand the need for privacy and confidentiality.
You should have a thorough understanding of personal safety.
Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
A willingness to undergo any training highlighted by the employer.
You should have some knowledge and understanding of risks.
Have an awareness and knowledge of equal opportunities.
Have a full driving licence and feel confident in driving the mobility van is desired but not essential.


Special Conditions

You must tell your employer if the licence changes in any way that may affect this employment. If you were to lose your licence, then this may lead to dismissal unless another suitable role became available within your employer’s home.

This post is subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS check at the employer’s request prior to commencing employment. This is confidential and at no cost to yourself.

The post carries a 6-month probationary period.

Disclaimer

The Rowan Organisation is acting on behalf of a third party and will not be your employer, nor responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.

Job Reference: MB-JL-HMLC1

Job Title: Female Live in Carer / Personal Assistant (PA)

Responsible to: Directly accountable to and taking direction from the employer

Hours: 2 weeks on
2 weeks off

Rate of Pay: £950.00 Per week during shadowing period
£1300.00 Per week once trained

Based at: Swadlincote DE11


Job Purpose

I am a young lady with complex care needs, living in my own home in Swadlincote. I am looking to recruit a team of live in carer’s to support me on a 2 week on / 2 week off rota. I am hypersensitive to smells (E.g. perfumes, washing detergent, smoke etc), these impact my health significantly and therefore it is important not to use these in my home, alternative products will be provided. Inside my home I can shuffle short distances and have a rollator to aid me and have a power chair for outside of the home, I have a wheelchair adapted vehicle you will be required to drive.

The right candidate will complete a minimum of two week’s shadowing a senior PA before working on their own and must be willing to undertake relevant training.

I enjoy watching TV and reading online books, I have a keen interest in wolves, dragons and skulls. When I am feeling well enough, I enjoy crafts e.g. making cards and visiting craft fairs, eventually I would love to be able to make and sell my own crafts. I am looking for a team of PA’s who can support me to live as independently as possible and help me achieve my goals.




Main Duties

Personal care: Support with all aspects of personal care to a high standard. Administering medication and responding to seizures. Full training will be provided.

Domestic duties: Support to maintain a clean and tidy home, meal and drink prep and shopping.
Social: Support to access the community and participate in my chosen activities and accompany me to appointments.

Communication: Ensuring good communication with me; learning how I communicate in different ways dependent on my pain levels at the time, or whether I am having a functional seizure.

Mobility: I require assistance and support with my mobility and my PA’s will need to be hands on. I can shuffle and use a rollator to aid me.
Perform any duties that are of a reasonable request.
Person Specification:
A driver is essential for this role with a UK or European licence with 3 points or less
Good communication skills and be able to recognise my needs
Patient and conscientious with attention to detail and high standards
Able to plan and organise my activities on a day-to-day basis, in agreement with myself.
Calm and collected, able to respond to situations without panicking.
Able to develop good working relationships while always remaining professional.
A friendly demeanour with a good sense of humour
Able to understand me as an individual, be respectful of my views and opinions.
Initiative with the ability to think quickly and respond to situations as they arise.
Able to work alone and with another person when 2:1 care is needed.
Trustworthy, responsible, and reliable
Flexible and helpful
Special Conditions:
A Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) and two satisfactory references are conditional for the post. This is a free and confidential process.
Disclaimer:
The Rowan Organisation is acting on behalf of a third party and will not be your employer nor be responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.

Job Reference: JH-MC-SPH1

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Responsible to: Directly to the employer

Hours: 24 hours or 36 hours per week (looking to recruit 2 member of staff)

Work Pattern: You will be required to work on a 7-day rota to be discussed and agreed in advance.

8am – 8pm

Hourly Rate of Pay: £15.00 per hour at all times.

Based at: Telford, TF2 6**
Closing date 20.05.24

Job Purpose

The main purpose of this job role is to provide care and support to a young man in his own home and within the community.

Main duties

To provide constant supervision to the young man to ensure his health and wellbeing and general safety at all times.

To provide support to the young man with all aspects of daily living, be this within the home or local community.

To encourage and enable the young man to participate in sensory activities.

To prompt the young man to eat / drink with support with feeding and monitoring his fluid intake.

Support the young man to mobilise within the home – guiding and supporting as necessary.

To provide personal care as and when needed.

Prepare and administer medications.

To carry out any other tasks deemed relevant to the role by the employer.

Personal Specification

Have experience of working with vulnerable adults.
Flexible in the hours and times that you can work.
Be patient and supportive.
Be friendly and outgoing.
Be punctual, reliable, and trustworthy.
Be respectful of the employer’s dignity, at all times.
Understand the need for privacy and confidentiality.
You should have a thorough understanding of personal safety.
Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
A willingness to undergo any training highlighted by the employer.
You should have some knowledge and understanding of risks.
Have an awareness and knowledge of equal opportunities.
Have a full driving licence and feel confident in driving the mobility van.


Special Conditions

You must tell your employer if the licence changes in any way that may affect this employment. If you were to lose your licence, then this may lead to dismissal unless another suitable role became available within your employer’s home.

This post is subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS check at the employer’s request prior to commencing employment. This is confidential and at no cost to yourself.

The post carries a 6-month probationary period.

Disclaimer

The Rowan Organisation is acting on behalf of a third party and will not be your employer, nor responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.

Job Reference: JH-CF-CAM6

Job Title: Female Live in Personal Assistant (PA)

Responsible to: Directly accountable to and taking direction from the employer and the employer’s representative

Hours: 2 weeks on 2 weeks off or 1 week on 3 weeks off - to be discussed further / 12.75 hours per day

Hourly Rate of Pay: £13.00 per hour Self-employed (or £11.50 per hour employed.

Based at: Carmarthenshire (on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog)

Closing date – 09.04.2024

Job Purpose

Looking for a private live-in personal assistant in Carmarthenshire (on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog) and also the Bridgend area of South Wales.

MUST be Female, Driver with UK Licence, over 25 and speak English like a native for conversation and assisting with telephone calls / paperwork etc.

Previous experience with spinal cord injuries essential. The client is tetraplegic thus is paralysed from her shoulders down and has a combination of auto-immune conditions which result in her spending a lot of time in bed. She has a very sharp mind, enjoys quizzes and history, geography, genealogy, her garden and her computer and loves spending time with her children and young grandchildren.

Main duties & Personal Specification

• Personal care - bed bath or bath, using hoist
• Specific bowel routine - training provided.
• Catheter care - training provided.
• Medication management (client knows and checks her medication always).

• Driving client to appointments/visiting family or places of interest in a specially-adapted large vehicle.
• Usual household duties, including cleaning, ironing, washing, bed making etc.
• Cooking, providing nutritious meals and ensuring client has drinks available at all times.
• Assisting with paperwork and other related tasks. Meals eaten with client
• Providing company, especially in the evenings
• Must be female owing to personal care requirement. Must hold a valid UK driver’s licence owing to rural location of her home and specially adapted car and must be over 25 years of age owing to car insurance policy. Being a car owner would be desirable as railway station is 3 miles away. Must love animals - miniature dachshund, chocolate Labrador, and a cat!
• Must love job and be kind and caring, have a good sense of humour, be self-motivating and neat, clean and tidy.
• Prefer non-smokers as no smoking area provided indoors.

Shift Perks & Additional Information:

• Additional one hour paid for extra cleaning per day.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave for PAYE, sick leave etc.
• Double pay on all bank holidays.
• Most food is provided whilst on shift, in line with the client’s own diet (meat, vegetables, fruit etc. from fresh-
• Paid training days are a minimum of 4 days. Probationary period is 3 months on shift. More details provided either before or during interview.
• Beautiful double bedroom, Wifi, television.