Female Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant
Ref: DP5551
Location: Burgess Hill
Details
I am looking for personal care for a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Hours per week:
30 hours per week, Ideally 9am-5pm weekdays but this is flexible and a job share can be available
Hourly pay rate:
£15 per hour
I am a lady in her 30’s living with my family in Burgess Hill, I have mobility difficulties and use a wheelchair. I have 3 lovely children and as a family we love nature. This can be exploring it, studying it or just being out and enjoying it.
I love books and listen to a lot of audiobooks. I also love learning and research all sorts of things that catch my interest, especially psychology, health related topics and attachment parenting.
I like to be crafty; making cards, crocheting, decorating cakes for the family. I don’t really get a chance to do much of this due to the needs of the family but I am hoping to do more of this with your help.
We are a Christian family and home educate our children. As our PA you would need to be comfortable in a Christian environment but would not have to participate yourself.
A full driving licence and willingness to drive the employer’s vehicle is essential as you will need to be able to drive us to home educating events like forest school etc. and medical appointments.
Any training that is needed for the role will be available if needed.
We would really appreciate your help and support and look forward to hearing from you.
Duties include:
- Helping with laundry, washing and drying, ironing and putting away.
- Changing bed linen
- Light housework, tidying, putting toys away
- Making phone calls when employer is too unwell to do this
- Making tea for the employer's guests
- Support with looking after my children
- Washing and bathing/showering, towelling dry, particularly lower half of body.
- Drying/brushing hair and other grooming.
- Help getting into and out of bath/shower as required
- Assistance with applying cream
- Dressing and undressing, putting on compression tights
- Reminding to take medication and help with preparing medication
- Assistance with putting on leg splints.
- Help with mobilising e.g. fetching walking frame, wheelchair
- Driving me in my car and accompany me and my children to go out e.g. for, Medical appointments, Shopping, Home educating events, Social/leisure activities.
Candidate qualities:
- Willing to assist with caring for children
- Patient and flexible
- Friendly and cheerful
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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 employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
