Personal Care Assistant in Great Witchingham (Nr Reepham) for 14 hrs p/w @ £9.37 p/h - NORWICH - NR9
Job Reference (8ff28b71)
Job description
Listed below are details of the purpose of the job and what tasks are involved. It is important and advisable to refer to this when submitting your application for the post.
Job Purpose: To support a woman with mobility difficulties, who is prone to severe depression, with personal care, domestic tasks and getting out and about.
Location: Near Reepham.
Details:
· Personal care including support to shower, wash, dry and comb my hair, and get dressed. No moving and handling is required.
· Organising my medication.
· Meal preparation, making hot drinks and prompting me to eat.
· Household tasks including hoovering, changing bed linen, laundry, hygiene clean of kitchen and washing up.
· Assisting me to get out and about for a drink, shopping etc. This will involve driving my wheelchair adapted vehicle.
· Companionship – I have a great interest in horses.
· As I have depression and various other health conditions, I will need encouragement from you to get out and about.
· Any other reasonable tasks.
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.
Essential
· Female due to the personal care aspects of the role.
· Full UK driving licence and aged over 21 years in order to drive my wheelchair adapted vehicle.
· Comfortable to work around dogs.
· An interest in horses.
· A motivating personality with an understanding of depression.
Summary terms and conditions
· The rate of pay for this position is £9.37 per hour.
· You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role.
· Hours and times of work: 14 hours per week to be worked approx. 9:30am-2:30pm on a Thursday and Friday and 2 flexible hours each on a Saturday and Sunday.
· 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.
This post is subject to:
· 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 3 months.
Services
Meal Preparation
Personal Care
Domestic Care
Social + Leisure activities
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Can drive a motability equipped car
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep