personal assistant

About the Role:

We are looking for a female* Personal Care Assistant to provide support to a lady who has Cerebral palsy, who uses a self driven electric wheelchair.

Duties include some personal care, social support and light domestic duties.

*(Sex Discrimination Act 7 (2) b (ii) applies)

Hourly Rate – £10.42

Day & Times – Wednesday evening, Thursday late afternoon, Friday late afternoon, alternate Saturday and Sundays. Day hours to suit during holidays.

For further information, please refer to the attached job description and personal spec.

The BCP Direct Payments Advice Service is a support service for individuals who are living independently within the community. We are not the person you will work for. You will work for the individual or family we are supporting.

For more information or to discuss the role further, please contact Suzanne Olive 07709 916572.

Please send your CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role, quoting the job reference EM/CO/23688 to the email address supplied.

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Job Description & Person Specification

Job title: Female Personal Care Assistant

Location: Bournemouth

Job purpose:

An opportunity has arisen for a female Personal Care Assistant to provide support to a young female adult who has Cerebral Palsy, who uses a self driven electric wheelchair.

About the individual:

The lady you will support likes dogs, cooking/baking, cleaning, going to the theatre, going to Weymouth to see friends, seeing family shopping, going on a train and bus.

Rate of pay:

£10.42 per hour

Hours of work:

25 hours support per week, Wednesday evening, Thursday late afternoon, Friday late afternoon, alternate Saturday and Sundays. Day hours to suit during holidays.

Main duties

Social duties:

· keep in touch and socialise with family and friends

· attend medical appointments

· do hobbies such as dog walking, yoga or playing a sport

· attend social events such as music gigs or the cinema

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Domestic duties:

· support with grocery shopping,

· cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks

· cleaning, changing linen, laundry

These duties may vary from day-to-day

Personal Care:

· support with bathing or showering shaving & teeth cleaning, dressing administering medication eating

· performing exercises/physiotherapy

Qualities

§ Values: honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, willingness to travel, positive, understands equality and diversity or has a good sense of humour.

§ Specific requirements: an understanding of learning disabilities and cerebral palsy

§ Other: due to the nature of this role which includes personal care, the employer will consider female applicants only

Skills, qualifications and experience

Essential:

§ Driving licence and able to drive an automatic

§ Able to swim

§ Confidentiality

§ Good at building relationships

Preferred:

§ good communicator

§ likes dogs / pets

§ a good listener

§ ability to support people with behaviours which challenge.

Other Requirements

Essential:

§ DBS Check will be required

§ Legally Able to Work in UK

Job reference EM/CO/23688

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: From £10.42 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bournemouth, Dorset: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: EMCO/23688