Personal Care Assistant (PA)

<p>The role of a Personal Care Assistant (PA) is an extremely varied and interesting one from the basics of personal care (getting some dressed, bathed and feeding meals and cooking and cleaning) to having a unique insight into an individual’s life and learning skills (from assisting someone at work or in social activities to assisting at a conference or demonstrating outside Parliament!). ILA also has vacancies supporting Disabled people in their workplace by filing, scanning documents, taking notes, etc.</p><br>Apply fast, check the full description by scrolling below to find out the full requirements for this role.<br> <p><strong>Do you want to work in an environment where every day you are empowering a disabled person to do what they want to do?</strong></p> <p><strong>We believe that everyone should be in control of when they get up and go to bed; what they eat; where they go; when they go out and when they come home</strong>; <u>every</u> decision and choice is up to the disabled person-needing assistance does not mean losing control and independence.</p> <p><strong>If you agree with this, you should consider working as a Personal Assistant with Independent Living Alternatives:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Independent Living Alternatives is a user controlled organisation – the people who use the service control the service</li> <li>We have full-time and part-time work across London with physically disabled people living independently in their own home</li> <li>Salaries start from £12.71 up to £17.50 per hour plus holiday and pension</li> <li>You choose when you work and when you don’t work – you also decide if you want a flexible or fixed contract of employment</li> <li>We offer free online training for The Care Certificate, First Aid, Health and Safety and Being a Personal Assistant and you don’t pay for your DBS</li> <li>You will be provided with full training to work with each person that you assist</li> </ul> <p><strong>You don’t need any experience to work as a Personal Assistant with Independent Living Alternatives, just an open mind and a willingness to learn new things:</strong></p> <ul> <li>PAs are great communicators, have lots of patience, excellent listening skills and are able to follow xwzovoh instructions to do what the disabled person asks them to</li> <li>PAs tell us that they have great working relationships with the disabled people at ILA</li> <li>Disabled people tell us that PAs are flexible and PAs enjoy the diversity of disabled people they work for including artists, accountants, activists and homemakers</li> <li>Over 75% of ILA PAs stay for more than a year on their placement</li> </ul> <p>“I’ve worked with ILA for 10 years now. I know the family and I am happy with the PA user; I like the mornings as we talk a lot and there are always interesting topics –I’ve learnt loads regarding disability and social services etc.”</p> <p><strong>Registered Charity: 802198</strong></p>