Job Title: Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant
Location: Lancing
Hourly rate: £12.50
Reference: BRR366
Hours/shifts: Monday/Tuesday: 10.00am-2.00pm and 4.00-8.00pm
Wednesday: 10.00am-2.00pm
Thursday: 4.00-8.00pm
Shift times can be a little bit flexible.
Also cover needed for holidays/sickness
Summary
• I am a disabled man in my early 40s. I have cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus.
• I use an inside/outside electric wheelchair.
• I am looking for a reliable, trustworthy and respectful PA to help with my daily living activities.
• Duties will include providing personal care including using a hoist, meal preparation, domestic/household tasks and social activities.
• The successful applicant will be someone who is firm and can motivate/encourage me.
• I can sometimes be challenging so it is important that you are able to deal with this.
• I have a keen interest in football and tennis, so the right person may be asked to accompany me to matches occasionally.
• You must be a driver and be willing to drive my motability car. You will also need to be over 25 for car insurance purposes.
• You should be experienced in providing care, very patient, able to use your own initiative and have the ability to explain things clearly.
• Flexibility needed on shift times and a willingness to provide cover for holidays/sickness periods required.
• This is a rewarding role with all professional training provided
• I smoke occasionally and you must also be comfortable with cats
• You will report to me as your employer
Other Requirements
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Must be happy to work in a smoking environment
• Must have a UK driving licence
• Other :
All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
Description
Typical duties
Domestic -
Laundry, loading/unloading washing machine, hanging out to dry, ironing, putting away
Changing bed linen/bed making
Taking out rubbish
General housework, including cleaning, dusting and vacuuming.
Minor household maintenance eg changing light bulbs, taking down curtains for washing
Preparing drinks, snacks and meals.
Shopping
Assist with grooming cat (training provided) – employer would help
Tidying
Making phone calls on my behalf when I am too unwell to do this
Making tea for the employer's guests
Personal Care:
• Using the hoist for all transfers to/from bed, shower, wheelchair
• Washing and bathing/showering – towelling dry/ drying hair
• Supervision and/or assistance with showering, drying, hair washing/ brushing as required
• Help getting into and out of bath/shower as required
• Checking for pressure sores
• Assistance with applying cream
• General hair/skin care
• Putting my Conveen on
• Using the toilet
• Washing out night bag
• Dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fastenings
• Help with dispensing tablets
• Assistance with medication i.e. helping to take tablets from foil/packets
• Helping with other aspects of personal care as required, for example assisting employer to get changed at swimming pool/gym (may be required occasionally)
• Mealtimes e.g. cutting up food
Social:
• Accompanying and assisting employer on shopping trips (including clothes-buying) when required
• Accompany and assist employer when accessing social and leisure activities, including cinema, football and tennis matches
• Accompanying employer to doctors/hospital appointments when required
• Occasional longer journeys
• Driving me in my motability car
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• Person specification
The successful applicant will be:
• Experienced in providing care and using a hoist.
• A driver and willing to drive my motability car
• Able to deal with challenging behaviour.
• Firm and able to motivate and encourage me.
• Comfortable with cats and willing to assist employer with looking after his cat, taking cat to the vets.
• Flexible
• Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good time-keeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and willing to learn my needs and undertake any required training
• Honest and trustworthy
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom
• Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety
• Able to tolerate the employer occasionally smoking in the work place
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Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives