Good Life Helper

Good Life Sorted; City Of London; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An innovative social enterprise in London seeks Helpers who wish to provide home help services for older adults. This flexible self-employed role allows you to work on your terms and make a real difference. Responsibilities include light cleaning, companionship, grocery shopping, and more. Applicants must be trustworthy, communicative, and hold a valid driving license. Enhanced DBS check required upon hiring.

Qualifications

• Be over 18.
• Hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.
• Available a minimum of 5 hours per week to visit customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide light cleaning and laundry services.
• Offer companionship and welfare checks.
• Assist with grocery shopping and errands.

Skills

Excellent communication

Trustworthiness

Flexibility

Comfort using technology

Confident in managing challenging situations

Job description

Do you imagine working for yourself, having a role that you love, that makes a real difference to others, that you can do on days and times of the week that suit you and where you set your rates? Well, you’re in the right place – you can achieve all this and more as a Good Life Sorted Helper.

Good Life Sorted is an award-winning social enterprise company that connects older adults and their families with hand-picked, vetted individuals in their local community. Our Helpers are self-employed and provide a range of home help services for a fee.

Helpers do not offer personal care, and no experience is required.

To Apply To Be a Helper, You Must

• Be over 18
• Hold a full driving licence and have access to a car
• Be available a minimum of 5 hours per week to visit customers

We are looking for Helpers who enjoy interacting with older adults and are:

• Excellent communicators who enjoy meeting new people and can build rapport easily
• Trustworthy, reliable and punctual
• Confident in managing challenging situations
• Flexible and able to show initiative
• Good listeners
• Comfortable using technology

Services Our Helpers Typically Offer

• Light cleaning and laundry. Light cleaning includes dusting, hoovering and mopping floors, washing up, and wiping over surfaces.
• Home help and changing beds
• Companionship
• Welfare checks
• Grocery shopping and errands
• Support with admin and technology
• Transport and trips out
• Meal preparation
• Dog walking
• Medication reminders

If you would like to know more about Good Life Sorted and the Helper role, please watch these videos.

Please note, this is a flexible self-employed role with no fixed hours or guaranteed income. If your application is successful, Good Life Sorted will sign you up for an Enhanced DBS check, which you will need to pay for directly — the cost is £60.70. When you start visiting customers, you will also need to take out a Public Liability Insurance policy, which is available from around £5 per month.