The role consists of supporting a male wheelchair user with a spinal cord injury living in his own home near Nottingham. He has a vacancy for a live in Personal Assistant to work on a rotation either of 7 days on and 21 days off or 14 days on and 14 days off. The personal assistant would need to be flexible, as these days might differ to fit in with the other members of the team. There may be times when you can go home for a break and be on call if you live close by. Personal care routine, household tasks, food/drinks preparation and to support him in his varied day to day lifestyle.
The ideal candidate will be positive, caring, able to use own initiative and learn routines quickly. Must be able to handle the physical skills of lifting, handling, pushing and bending. Experience of care work would be beneficial but full training will be given. You will need to be a confident, competent automatic vehicle driver in order to drive an adapted vehicle on a daily basis.
Applicant must be a non-smoker. This is a permanent contract.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £2,091.60 per week
Work Location: In person