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Personal Care Assistant with NVQ study, free food, accommodation & holidays

Company : Active Assistance
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Countries : United Kingdom
Location : England and Wales

Info

Be a live-in enabler for one of our spinal-cord injured clients in their own home anywhere in the UK.

Do you have;
• A full driving license
• The right to work in the UK
Are you;
• Passionate about people?
• Aged 21 or over

The benefits of working with us:

• Flexible working patterns
• Paid holiday
• Regular breaks to travel, relax and get back to your own life
• Lots of different clients in many different parts of England and Wales so you get a chance to see different places
• We pay for all of your travel
• A strong support network of nurses as well as former PA’s who can give you help and advice any time you need it
• The cost of your CRB, POVA, training and accommodation covered
• In house NVQ training with easy access to our own NVQ assessors and of course a pay rise after completing an NVQ

We provide live-in Personal Care Assistants to our spinal-cord injured clients who are based all over England and Wales. You would be assigned to assist a client with their everyday needs, including all personal care and domestic duties for 3 weeks at a time. Your role is to allow our clients to live the dream of being independent in their own homes. This is an opportunity to build a rewarding career within Health and Social Care.

We will provide you with full training to work with our clients and you will earn holiday pay from the start, get flexible working patterns and the opportunity to study towards an NVQ up to level 3 in Health and Social Care with us covering the cost. While you are on an assignment you are provided with food and accommodation.

INTERESTED in working to your own pattern?

We have put together a short introductory video which can be found at http://www.activeassistance.com/candidates_home/role_of_a_pa/watch_the_video/

Does this sound ideal for you and your lifestyle? If so please go to www.activeassistance.com/candidates_home/ for more information on the role and our requirements and to fill in an online application form.

Do you know someone who would make a great live-in PA? Earn £50 for you and a friend through our Refer a Friend scheme. http://www.activeassistance.com/candidates_home/refer_a_friend//

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Duration

Each assignment lasts for 1,2 or 3 weeks and then you would have some time off before going to the next assignment. We ask for you to be available to do assignments for 6 months.

Start Dates

We recruit throughout the year so apply and we can always find an interview date and training week that is convenient for you.

Costs / Benefits

£420 - £469 per week with food and accommodation provided by the client and travel costs covered by us. You will also build up paid holiday and we have an award winning bonus and rewards system.

Requirements

You must be aged 21 or over with a full driving licence and you must be eligable to live and work in the UK for a minimum of 6 months.