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 ...