Overview
Location: Arundel
Role: Personal Assistant / Carer to support a 34-year-old man with CP who has a great sense of humour. The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Details
Hours per week: Mon - Fri 8am to 2pm (30 hours a week)
Hourly pay rate: £12.75 rising to £13.75 after two week trial
Responsibilities
* Support the user with all aspects of day-to-day care, including personal grooming, eating and drinking assistance, dressing/undressing, and bathroom assistance.
* Moving and handling, hoisting, and other relevant duties as required.
* Housekeeping, cooking, transportation, and related tasks.
* Support during activity engagement such as music, boxing training, yoga and drama sessions, and swimming in the user’s pool.
* Ensure comfort and safety in interactions with animals (dog and chickens) in the home.
* References required; clean food certificate required.
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 follow instructions and work on own initiative
* Hygienic, tidy and well organised
* Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
* Patient with excellent interpersonal skills
* Honest and cheerful
* Creative
* Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
* Must be comfortable with pets
* Able to work to high standards of health & safety
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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
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