Support Worker / PA CSES543

Duties include:
Medication prompting/administering
Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Clinical tasks
Other relevant duties as required
Cooking
Companionship
Looking after pets
Dressing / undressing
Bathroom assistance
I am shy about personal care, so need someone, who will understand this
and work with me to overcome my shyness
I choke easily, so you will need to listen out for me when I'm eating
I lack confidence with climbing and descending stairs, so need a person who
will work with me to increase my confidence.
I sometimes need support to choose appropriate clothing.
I don't do much exercise and may need help and encouragement with short
walks
Candidate qualities:
Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality, All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an
Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be
employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives.
Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued
employment contracts.

• Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.
  
  Reliable with good timekeeping

Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
Hygienic, tidy and well organised
Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
Honest and cheerful
Creative
Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
Must be comfortable with pets
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
I would like a PA with patience, understanding and a sense of humour, with
experience of working with older people
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working
hours, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

The candidate should be a woman
• 
  Drivers licence required: Yes
  Own vehicle needed: Yes
  Hours per week:
  An hour at lunch times 7 days per week.
  Hourly pay rate:
  £12.00
  
  I currently have agency support, however I would like to reduce this support and
  have a PA, working alongside the agency, to do a lunch time call, and help out with
  personal care and food preparation, and to support me to manage my health
  conditions, including diabetes, stroke damage and macular degeneration. I am
  very fond of toast, sweet treats, omelettes and fish and chips but I don't enjoy
  mash and can't manage anything that is too tough any more. I don't get out much
  but I do need to get some fresh air now and again.