Carer

Penderels Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A social care provider in Wakefield is looking for a compassionate individual to assist a client with daily living tasks such as personal care, meal preparation, and engaging in leisure activities. The role requires 16.5 hours of work per week on a flexible schedule. Candidates should be honest, reliable, and able to adapt their support based on daily needs. No prior experience is necessary but a caring attitude is essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent listening skills and ability to provide non-judgmental emotional support.
• Able to follow instructions accurately.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, but a genuine interest in supporting individuals is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Support personal care including bathing and dressing.
• Assist with household chores and meal preparation.
• Encourage engagement in leisure activities.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Punctuality

Confidentiality

Listening skills

Empathy

Job description

Interested in working in social care? Read on to find out how you can get involved.

To apply, follow the link provided and fill out an application form or forward your CV to [e-mail] (Please include the job reference number: WAK17140BJ2 to your email if submitting via email).

About the Employer

I require support for my mother who has dementia and therefore needs support every day with general daily living - personal care, getting washed and dressed, food preparation, light laundry, companionship and leisure activities including encouraging my mother to use her wheelchair to enable her to do more, safely.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning
• Invisible

Employer's Hobbies and Interests

• To go out shopping for clothes and have cafe
• Being at home looking at Royal Family magazines or being out in the garden
• Loves animals especially dogs

Other Relevant Information

• The individual has allergies. Penicillin.

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 with food shopping.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Be fully interactive to provide a stimulating environment, where you are engaged and present.

The individual's 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).

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.
• To be a calm, gentle presence, able to adapt support depending on how my mother is on a particular day and also patient and willing to repeat conversation/instructions as needed.

When you are Required

Hours per week: 16.5 over 5 days - 2 week rota as detailed below, mix of weekday & weekends; can be discussed at interview.

• Monday, WEEK1 & WEEK2 9.00am - 12.30pm
• WEEK1 & WEEK2 9.00am - 10.30am + 7.30pm - 9.00pm
• Wednesday, WEEK1 & WEEK2 9.00am - 12.30pm
• Thursday, WEEK1 9.00am - 10.30am + 7.30pm - 9.00pm
• Friday, WEEK1 & WEEK2 9.00am - 12.30pm
• Saturday, WEEK2 9.00am - 10.30am + 7.30pm - 9.00pm

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.