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WANTED - Live-in Personal Care Assistant. Free food, accommodation and travel.

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

Info

One-on-one care in a home environment with our spinal-cord injured clients all over England and Wales.

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 training and accommodation covered
• In house training with easy access to our own assessors and of course a pay rise after completing a diploma

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 is up to 3 weeks long, with a week off before your next assignment, and we need you for 6 months.

Start Dates

We recruit through the year so when you are ready, so are we.

Costs / Benefits

£425 - £507 per week plus paid holiday. We also cover the cost of your travel to and from our clients houses and the client you are working with provides your food and accommodation.

Requirements

You must be available for six months and have a full driving licence which allows you to drive manual cars. You must have the right to live and work in the UK and you must be aged 21 or over.