About the Employer

Elderly female who is easy going and not easily offended with mobility problems needs someone to help her with personal care and assisting her mobility. Looking for someone with similar personality and has a good sense of humour to join my team of support at home. This will be for a Saturday or Sunday 1pm till 6pm but flexibility is important because I am looking for someone who could also cover annual leave or sickness. Household chores will be required to be completed and I am looking for someone who can cook but if you do not have very good cooking skills I am happy to teach you as I used to be a chef. There will be other tasks around the home that I will need help with which includes caring for my 2 friendly cocker spaniels so it is very important you are comfortable round dogs. I am also a smoker so you need to be comfortable with this too. Car driver would be beneficial but not important but if you do have a car then it would be ideal for the boot to be big enough to put a wheel chair in. You would also need business insurance.

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical• Spinal Chord • Mental Health

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The employer's hobbies and interests:

• Crocheting• Arts and crafts• Gardening

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Other relevant information

• The individual is a smoker.• The individual keeps pets in the home.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
• Support with gardening.

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The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver preferred but not essential.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.