Carer / Personal Assistant
An opportunity has arisen for one or two Carers / Personal Assistants to provide care and support to a lady who has Athetoid Cerebral Palsy and lives in her own home in Neath Hill, Milton Keynes. In return, you will receive generous pay rates between £13.50 - £15.50 per hour.
The Carer / Personal Assistant will be working directly for the client and will be responsible for assisting in all areas of her personal and domestic needs, and to act as an escort and aid to her social and day to day activities.
The lady is unable to walk and uses an electric wheelchair. Her speech is also affected but can be understood fairly easily by most people, especially when they’re used to her. She can use a computer independently and works part-time from home as an HR Assistant at the Open University and has done so for thirty-three years. Her husband has epilepsy and is therefore unable to drive, but is otherwise able-bodied and also works for the OU. They live in a lovely bungalow with a large garden, which they both thoroughly enjoy and take great pride in. They have two cats, tropical fish and a large pond of gold fish. As well as gardening, some of her other hobbies and interests include swimming, cycling on her indoor exercise bike and outdoor trike, photography and entertaining friends and family.
The Carer / Personal Assistant will be required to drive her and her husband in their wheelchair accessible vehicle. She currently employs a team of two carers, but would ideally like to increase this to four, so as to have more cover available for annual leave and sickness.
Duties will fluctuate daily however will include:
· Personal care
· Domestic tasks
· Meal preparation
· Assistance with meals
· Taking her swimming
· Assisting with other fitness activities and other pastimes and interests
· Help with shopping and other driving errands, e.g. visiting family and friends.
· Some general garden maintenance
Previous care experience is not essential as full training will be provided. However the successful Carer / Personal Assistant must:
· Hold a full clean driving licence
· Be in good physical health as the role will involve lifting, handling, pushing and bending
· Be able to swim and confident in the water
· Be happy, outgoing, enthusiastic, caring and empathic with a willingness to learn
· Have flexibility in their work approach
· Be reliable, trustworthy and conscientious
· Be willing to undergo a DBS check
The weekly hours of work for this post are:
Monday - 8:30am to 7:30pm (11 hours)
Tuesday - 4:30am to 7:30pm (3 hours)
Wednesday - 9am to 7:30pm (10.5 hours) including swimming
Thursday - 4:30pm to 7:30pm (3 hours)
However, the team as a whole needs to be flexible, to accommodate annual leave and sickness as and when necessary. This could include weekend / overnight work on occasion.
The pay rates are:
Rate 1 £13.50 per hour Mon – Fri 7am – 10pm
Rate 2 £14.50 per hour Sat & Sun 7am – 10pm
Rate 3 £15.50 per hour bank holidays & unsociable hours (between 10pm & 7am)
Overnight escorts will be paid at Rate 1 for 12 hours per day
Sleepovers will be paid at a flat rate of £90 per night, from 10pm to 8am
The lady is looking for committed, caring staff who are enthusiastic and passionate about caring for others. Please apply online to be considered for this role.