Female support worker/ personal care assistant - united kingdom, burgess hill, west sussex
job title: female support worker/personal care assistant
location: burgess hill
hourly rate: £12.50 per hour
reference: dp5551
hours/shifts: up to 40 hours a week, negotiable competitive rates offered, dependent on availability and based in burgess hill
summary
• i am a lady in her 30’s living with my family in burgess hill, i have mobility difficulties and use a wheelchair.
• the role will involve personal care, light housework, meal preparation and shopping.
• you would also be required to assist me with caring for my 3 young children.
• we are a christian family and home educate, so my children will be around the majority of the time.
• we have a very friendly and relaxed family home, love the outdoors, enjoy music, arts, and crafts.
• all my children have health needs/disabilities and can display challenging behavior
• a full driving licence and willingness to drive the employer’s vehicle essential as you will need to be able to drive us to home educating events like forest school etc. and medical appointments.
other requirements
• "exemption is claimed under the equality act 2010 part 1 schedule 9."
• non-smoker preferred or someone who is willing to refrain from smoking during work hours.
• willingness to help with young children
• uk driving licence
other:
all applicants must be willing to undertake an enhanced disclosure & barring service check if required.
successful applicants will be entitled to holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
description
typical duties
domestic:
helping with laundry, washing and drying, ironing and putting away.
changing bed linen
light housework, tidying, putting toys away
preparing drinks, snacks and meals for family, including preparing special feed for employer
shopping
making phone calls when employer is too unwell to do this
making tea for the employer's guests
support with looking after my children
personal care:
• 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.
• mealtimes e.g. cutting up food, assistance to eat
• help with mobilising e.g. fetching walking frame, wheelchair
social:
driving me in my mobility car and accompany me and my children to go out e.g. for
• medical appointments,
• shopping
• home educating events
• social/leisure activities.
person specification
the successful applicant will be:
• female * due to personal care needs
• respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality
• willing to assist with caring for children
• reliable with good timekeeping
• able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• hygienic and well organised
• fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• patient and flexible
• friendly and cheerful
• able to speak and read english to a reasonable standard
• legally permitted to work in the united kingdom
• able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• driving licence and willingness/ability to drive the employer’s vehicle i.e. a motability car would be useful but not essential.
previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common-sense approach to these roles.
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
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