Location
Middlesbrough | United Kingdom
Job description
About the Employer
A young lady living with her family in the Middlesbrough area. A wheelchair user who requires support with managing her anxiety to access the community and live independently. Hair, make-up and presentation is important to the service user and supporting her in assisting her with day-to-day activities is required. The service user also requires support with all aspects of personal care at home and within the community and the emotional support that is required along with this. The service user has disassociated seizures, a form of PTSD, which present as epileptic seizures – after these, the service user can be non-verbal for a period of time.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Mobility / Physical
• Mental Health
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Hair and make-up application
• Pubs
• Visiting friends and family
Other relevant information
• The individual has allergies. Milk allergies and hay fever that is managed.
• The individual keeps pets in the home.1 Dog.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting,
showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g.
hospital/doctors.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as shifts may start before and or after 10pm
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).
Transport Requirement
Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.
Required Skills
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social
media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional
support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine
interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Have a lively personality.
Required Training
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.
Epilepsy. Training will be provided by the employer.
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
This position will require:
• Shift work
Job tags
Salary
£12 per hour
