Carer/Personal Assistant
Ref: SC274
Location: Thornton Heath
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status:
employed
Hours per week:
17 hours a week - lunch time and afternoon calls
Hourly pay rate:
£13.55
I am a 64 year old man looking for a PA to help me due to a stroke I had some years ago. I require help around my home as well as my personal care needs as a purely professional engagement.
You must be at least trained in using a hoist but experience isn’t necessarily an issue as I am happy to show you what is required. Training in health and safety and first aid would also be advantageous.
I would work well with someone that can follow instruction and communicate things to me before they happen. Also, someone that likes a clean environment as much as I do. Keeping a clean and orderly home is important to me so having a PA that feels the same way is a must.
Duties include:
- Carer to hoist Client unto shower chair to have a shower
- Carer to hoist client to use the toilet
- Carer to apply all prescribed creams to pressure areas
- Carer to help client to put on his gown
- Carer to hoist client into his wheelchair
- Carer to wheel client into the garden if the weather is nice.
- Carer to do light cleaning to tidy up clients surrounding.
- Carer to put black bags and incontinent sheets on client's bed to prevent soiling
- Carer to hoist client into his bed.
Candidate qualities:
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons, Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
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.
Please note, 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.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
