Care assistant and support worker for disabled woman with physical&mental health needs in henleaze - united kingdom, henleaze, bristol

care assistant and support worker required for disabled woman with physical and mental health conditions, henleaze bristol (bs9)

care assistant role:

13 hours per week

12 hours per week over 2 days, including time completing admin from your own home.

paid attendance to online team meeting once a week for 1 hour.

£10.00 per hour

support worker role:

16 hours per week

15 hours per week over 2/3 days, including time completing admin from your own home. priority will be given to applicants willing to try both 2 and 3 day shift patterns to discover which works best for the client.

paid attendance to online team meeting once a week for 1 hour.

includes some weekend shifts on a rota with every 3rd weekend off.

£12.00 per hour.

seeking applications for both roles with at least 3 years relevant experience

(life experience considered).

you will be working within a small team of care assistants as well as support workers.

“i have complex post traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome and am acutely sensitive to the modern world – debilitated by mobile phones, wifi signals, other technology, electricity, chemicals and perfumes, which significantly limit access to public places, work and social life. i am currently housebound with limited mobility.

i am warm and friendly, personable and i value real connection with the people that work with me. i value your skills and input. i am also earth loving, creative and spiritual. i’m looking for support workers who are warm-hearted, calm, emotionally aware, practical and nature loving, to support me to create a safe, gentle environment, deal with challenges, help me rest, heal and have a more fulfilling life.”

care assistant role:

support needed for:

food preparation and cooking
cleaning (no electrical equipment, using a carpet sweeper and dustpan and brush)
laundry (hand washing and wringing out clothes, with some washing machine use)
shopping
general household tasks
some messaging or phone calls on my behalf

suit someone

experienced in care work who is warm-hearted, calm and caring
able to adapt and respond to changing needs
with good communication, internet and phone skills
able to sit with difficult emotions and offer empathetic listening without the need to “fix the problem”
physically fit
fluent in english (written and spoken)

support worker role:

support needed for:

mental health (trauma aware)
physical care (cooking & other domestic tasks)
everyday living
communication/admin
planning & problem solving
support with the healing journey

suit someone

warm hearted, calm and caring
experienced in mental health/ therapeutic work
able to adapt and respond to changing needs
with excellent communication, internet and phone skills
fluent in english (written and spoken)

for both roles you must be a non-smoker, non-vaper and non-perfume/aftershave user (due to employer's allergies) and ideally be a driver over 25 with a clean driver's licence.

2 references and enhanced disclosure and barring service check (dbs) required (paid for by employer).

for more information, including job description and application form please email:

pa.carer.16@gmail.com

role is available for immediate start with paid shadow shifts.

covid-19 nhs guidelines are followed.

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