Job ref: RO-57061
Location: 72 Drake Street, Rochdale, OL16 1PA
Salary: £20,092 - £21,748 per annum pro rata
Grade: 4
Working Hours: 80/100 hours over a four week period. This will require working in a varying shift pattern, including evenings and weekends
Contract Type: Permanent and Temporary for 6 months
Closing Date: 7th February 2022
Interview Date: To be arranged
Rochdale Adult Care Service is pleased to offer permanent and temporary Personal Assistant positions within the Short Term Assessment and Reablement Service (STARS).
STARS provide early, intensive support to people living in their own homes for up to six weeks. We actively encourage and support people to regain their independence and relearn daily living skills they may have lost due to illness or a recent hospital admission.
The post holder should have experience of providing care in either a paid or voluntary capacity, be highly motivated, work with a reablement approach and work flexibly across the Borough of Rochdale. In return you will have the opportunity to develop and improve skills within a supportive and enthusiastic team.
The post attracts a casual mileage allowance.
Appointment to this post is subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service including a barred list check against the Adult Workforce.
The regulations which amend the Health and Social Care Act 2008, in Parliament on 9 November 2021 and subject to parliamentary passage will come into force on the 1 April 2022. Please note if the regulations are approved this will affect the role you are applying for therefore, unvaccinated individuals will need to have had their first dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine by 3 February 2022 (this date is subject to change), in order to have received their second dose by the 31 March 2022 deadline.
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This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. This means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.
Graduated Mandatory Unpaid Leave is applicable for this post, there will be a pay deduction from salary each month equating to 3 days per year. This will be pro rata for part time/part year employees.