Personal Support Worker
Ref: ES3028
Location: Bexhill-on-Sea
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Hours per week:
Bank hours to cover sickness and holiday, to be discussed at interview
Hourly pay rate:
£12.21 per hour
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I’m an independent person, but I am looking for someone to help with everyday tasks such accessing the community and to accompany me to social events. I love football and would love someone to take me to matches.
I am not necessarily looking for someone with experience, but its good to have some idea - training will be given.
The role involves personal care tasks, including toileting, assisting me to transfer in/out of my wheelchair and generally helping with things I cannot do independently.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Moving and handling
- Clinical tasks
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Looking after pets
- Gardening
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
- Hygienic, tidy and well organised
- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
- Honest and cheerful
- Creative
- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Notes:
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.
Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.