Personal Care Assistant
Carers Trust
£15.00 per hour / £150.00 per week
Southport, Merseyside, PR8
Part time, permanent
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- People enjoy this job
- Respectful managers
- Proper training
- Learn new skills
About Carers Trust
Carers Trust is a charity that helps support carers.
Job description from Carers Trust
Personal Care Assistant for a teenager 10 - 30 hr/wk@ £15.00/hr in PR8
Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: adf98d75
We are looking for a female personal assistant to support our lovely 16yr old daughter who is non verbal with significant learning and physical disabilities. We hope to build a team of carers who can support us and each other in the care of our daughter.
The support required includes but is not limited to; changing clothes, washing or bathing, changing and personal cares.
Administering some food, fluids and medicines via a gastrostomy.
Use of slings and hoist for transfers, training will be provided.
Feeding meals and snacks orally.
An awareness of seizures and use of rescue medication although training will be provided.
The hours we require vary between school, weekends and school holidays and is negotiable. Our preference would be 2hrs in the morning starting at 06:30am on school days, slightly later at weekends. 4-6hrs Saturday and Sunday afternoon into evening including the bedtime routine. There may be a need to cover other PAs holidays and there would be extra hours during school holidays.
You would be joining a small team of carers, who have been working with us for the last 12 years but now wish to start reducing their hours.
The perfect candidate would be kind, trustworthy, excellent communication skills, punctual, comfortable working with people with significant learning and physical difficulties, good sense of humour and a positive outlook.
Key Responsibilities
Services
- Personal Care
- Domestic Care
- Social + Leisure activities
- Support to remain independent
Training
- Essential PA Guide
- Safeguarding Adults/Children
- Moving & Handling
- Hand hygiene
Transportation
- Full UK driving license
- Own personal car
Medical
- Safe Administration of Medication
- Continence Care
- Epilepsy Awareness
- PEG Feeding
Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
Job insights from Breakroom
Care workers and assistants
Care workers and assistants help support people in their daily lives to live as independently as possible
What you’ll do as a care worker/assistant:
- Help with social or physical activities
- Household tasks, like cleaning and washing
- Support by preparing food, and providing help with eating and other tasks like bathing and getting dressed
- Check and monitor health and help with medication
Is it right for you?
This job may involve:
- Standing
- Heavy lifting
- Helping with personal care
- Physical activity
- Emotionally demanding duties
- Wearing a uniform
- Night work
- Long hours
- Anti-social hours
- Cleaning
- Working alone
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What employees say
Pay
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Okay
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Only some people are paid market rates
Do Carers Trust pay care assistants market rates?
Only some people are paid above average for their job.
How we know this
40% of people are paid below average for the type of work they do.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2022 and February 2024.
Why this matters
Pay can vary a lot between types of job. Employers should be ensuring that the rates their staff are paid are in line with similar roles elsewhere.
Needs improving
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Most people don’t get paid breaks
Do care assistants at Carers Trust get paid breaks?
No. Most people don’t get paid breaks.
How we know this
83% of people say they don’t get paid breaks.Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between October 2021 and September 2023.
Why this matters
A good job should have paid breaks.
You should be paid for all your time at work, whether you’re on a break or not.
Okay
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Some people do unpaid extra work
Do care assistants at Carers Trust do extra work that they don't get paid for?
Sometimes. Some people do unpaid extra work.
How we know this
60% of people report that they do extra work that they don’t get paid for.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2022 and February 2024.
Why this matters
Everyone should get paid for any extra work they do, even if it is outside your contracted hours. At a good job, you should be paid for all the time you spend at work.
Hours and flexibility
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Okay
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Only some people get a choice of shifts
Do care assistants at Carers Trust get to choose the shifts they work?
Some people don’t get enough choice over which shifts they work.
How we know this
58% report that their manager doesn’t give them enough choice over which shifts they work.Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between October 2021 and September 2023.
Why this matters
A good job is flexible around your personal life. This means you get a say in when you prefer to work.
Okay
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Shifts can get changed at short notice
Do Carers Trust managers change care assistants shifts at short notice?
Some managers change people’s shifts at short notice.
How we know this
40% of people say their manager changes their shifts at the last minute.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2022 and February 2024.
Why this matters
If your manager is often changing your shifts at short notice that’s a sign of poor planning. At a good job you won’t be messed around at the last minute.
Workplace
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Good
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Most people enjoy their job
Do care assistants at Carers Trust enjoy their jobs?
Most people enjoy their job.
How we know this
100% of people report they enjoy their job.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2022 and February 2024.
Okay
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Only some people recommend their team
Do care assistants at Carers Trust recommend working with their team?
Only some people recommend working with their team.
How we know this
50% of people report that they wouldn’t recommend working with their immediate team to a friend.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2022 and February 2024.
Why this matters
A good job means enjoying the place where you work.
The people you work with every day really matter. They can be the difference between a terrible day and a great one.
If you’d recommend your team to a friend, this shows that something’s going right.
Needs improving
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Head office doesn’t understand what’s happening
Do care assistants think Carers Trust head office understands what's happening where they work?
Most people think head office doesn’t understand what’s happening where they work.
How we know this
70% of people think that this employer’s head office or owners don’t have a good understanding of what’s really happening where they work.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2022 and February 2024.
Why this matters
At a good job, the role of head office should be to support the people on the frontline serving customers.
To do that properly, the company’s owners or head office need to have a good understanding of what’s really happening on the frontline. This is especially important when a company owns multiple locations.
Needs improving
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Most people don’t feel well informed by head office
Do care assistants feel well informed about how Carers Trust is doing?
Most people don’t feel well informed about how the company is doing.
How we know this
70% of people feel that they aren’t kept well informed about how the company is doing as a whole.Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2022 and February 2024.
Why this matters
At a good job, there should be a supportive relationship between the people working on the frontline serving customers and the people who own the company or work in head office.
You should be kept informed about how the company is doing as a whole, both in good times and when things get tough for the business.
What Carers Trust employees say about their job
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Best thing
My clients seeing them happy
Worst thing
My pay
Carers Trust Personal assistant, February 2024
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Best thing
Some lovely staff
Meeting nice people in the Community
Making a difference to Carer’s livesWorst thing
Half hour calls
Long driving
Unpaid driving time
14 miles deducted from mileage per dayCarers Trust Support worker, January 2024
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