Casual Care Worker / Personal Assistant

Hours: Cover for holidays and sickness up to 18 hours a week (flexibility in days to be worked agreed with employer)

Rate of Pay: £13.45 per hour Gross

Description:

A Casual care worker / Personal assistant is required by the employer, a 55-year-old woman who uses a motorised wheelchair, to assist with their personal and social care requirements. They are looking for someone who is reliable, flexible and trustworthy. She enjoys Gardening and crafting and is looking for someone to help her to connect with her family and local community.

Tasks will include:

-       Assisting the supported person with batch cooking (food hygiene training provided)

-       Assisting the supported person to go food shopping

-       Assisting the supported person with laundry and changing bed sheets

-       Assisting with portion control (weighing food out for the week- crucial to managing diabetes)

-       Assisting the Supported Person with accessing activities in the community groups, Days out e.g. visiting the garden centre

-       Assisting the supported person with establishing and maintaining regular contact with family

Assisting with any required aspects relating to the supported person's Personal Care requirements

Any other duties commensurate with the role of Care Worker / Personal Assistant

 Full UK driving License required- to drive Supported persons WAV

 Training in food hygiene desirable but not essential (training will be provided)

 Training in Moving and Assisting desirable but not essential (training will be provided)

 Applicants must have membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) or be willing to join this scheme.

 This job has a genuine occupational requirement as per schedule 9 part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, therefore only applications from females are requested. 

 This Job is advertised on behalf of an individual person, and they will be the employer.

 This is not a skilled worker vacancy and does not offer sponsorship to work in the UK

 For an application form, please email info@sdsforthvalley.org, quoting reference F35