Female Personal Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A home care service provider in Fulbeck is seeking a caregiver to assist an elderly lady with muscular dystrophy. Responsibilities include supporting personal care, assisting with medication, and general homemaking. Ideal candidates should be reliable, caring, and able to work flexibly. Training will be provided for peg feeding. The role requires a car driver with business insurance and offers 9 hours per week, primarily on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Qualifications

• Must be a car driver and car owner with business insurance.
• Honest, reliable, trustworthy, and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care including toileting and showering.
• Assist with medication and household chores.
• Develop a good one-to-one working relationship.

Skills

Reliable

Trustworthy

Punctual

Empathetic

Good listening skills

Caring

Job description

Overview

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: LIN16822LT2 to your email if submitting via email).

About the Employer

Elderly lady living in her own home has muscular dystrophy needs support within the home daily with personal care and peg feeding and cleaning.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Mobility / Physical
• Vision
• Hearing

Employer\'s hobbies and interests:

• Watches I Pad and reading

Other relevant information:

• The individual keeps pets in the home: a little dog.

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 the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

Only candidates over the legal age should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.

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.

Transport Requirement:

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

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 work as part of a team.
• 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.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.

Required Training

Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.

• Peg Feed. Training will be provided by the employer.

When you are Required

Hours per week: 9 hours

• Wednesday, 9am to 12
• Saturday, 9am to 12
• Sunday, 9am to 12