Overview
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About the Employer
Elderly lady living at home needs support with everyday activities including household duties and cooking and preparing drinks. Duties include taking the lady shopping and to medical appointments and supporting with correspondence. Hours will be between Monday and Friday and every other weekend.
* Mobility / Physical
The Employer's hobbies and interests
* Knitting
* Jigsaws
* Watching TV
Other relevant information
* The individual has allergies to plasters and all shellfish.
* The individual keeps pets in the home: 2 indoor cats.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities
* Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
* Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
* Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
* Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
* Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
* Support with food shopping.
* Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
* Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
* Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
* Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.
The individual's needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).
Transport
Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.
Required Skills
* Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
* Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
* To be able to work on own initiative.
* To work as part of a team.
* To be able to follow instructions accurately.
* Be patient, supportive and caring.
* Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
* Be empathetic.
* Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
* Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employer's needs on a daily basis.
* Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
* Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
* Have a lively personality.
When you are Required
Specific days/times required
* Monday, 9am to 11am
* Tuesday, 9am to 11am
* Wednesday, 9am to 11am
* Thursday, 9am to 11am
* Friday, 9am to 11am
* Saturday, 9am to 11am
* Sunday, 9am to 11am
Hours per week: 7 hours per week over 3 days working every other weekend.
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
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