Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant
Ref: DP7807
Location: Bewbush, Crawley
Details
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
3 hours per day, Friday Saturday & Sunday. And additional hours when required to cover my other PA (sickness & holidays). Start times flexible. Some flexibility on start times, to be arranged.
Hourly pay rate:
£13.60
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I am a 46 year old woman living with my daughters and 6 cats. I have multiple health conditions which affect my mobility causing me pain. I use my electric wheelchair when out in the community and walking aids inside the house.
I enjoy attending my daughter's dance competitions.
You would be required to support me with some personal care, domestic tasks such as cleaning, tidying, washing up, vacuuming, laundry, emptying bins, shopping and food preparation. I also would need someone who will empty and clean cat litter tray, along with feeding the cats if needed.
I would also like someone who will chat with me and provide me with companionship.
I smoke so you should be willing to work in a smoking environment.
You must be female and have some experience in providing support and be friendly trustworthy and reliable.
Duties include:
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Companionship
- Looking after pets
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
- Small amount of food preparation
- Emptying cat litter tray and feeding cats
Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
- 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
- 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
- Happy to work in a smoking environment
- Some experience of providing support/care
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.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9