Personal Care Assistant for a Lady in West Dereham P/T@ £12.50/hr - King's Lynn - PE33

Job description: Listed below are details of the purpose and general tasks of the job. It is advisable to refer to this when submitting your application for the post.
 
Job Purpose: A Social Care opportunity has become available to work as part of a small team, as a Personal Care Assistant for a lady in West Dereham.
 
Location: West Dereham, PE33
 
Details: Support will be required to help with daily living activities.
- Personal care: Assist with tasks like showering, drying, dressing, applying creams.
- Meal preparation: Preparing, cooking and serving meals.
- Household tasks: Assist with housekeeping: hoovering, washing floors, dusting, and washing clothes.
 
Person specification:
Listed below are the skills, competencies and qualities that are essential and desirable for the post. My assessment of these, both on application and at interview, will be the main factor in determining if you are successful. Please refer to these when submitting your application.

- Female carer due to personal care aspects of the position (Schedule 9, P1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies)
- Must be Flexible
- Must be Reliable
- Patient and respectful
- Advantage to have similar experience working in a similar role, but not essential. Training can be provided.
 
Summary terms and conditions:
- The rate of pay for this position is £12.50 per hour  
- Hours and times of work: Flexible hours between 8-20 plus hours during the week, which will include some weekends, and to cover any sickness and holidays. 
Other duties will be discussed if/when deemed appropriate but everything that will be expected will be explained prior to acceptance of the position.

-  The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.

-  Access to free training for employed workers. 

-  If this job requires; Manual Handling, Handling of hazardous chemicals and/or Food Handling you will be required undertake annual training.

  The post is subject to the following: 
- A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.    
- Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.  
- Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months.