Location
Pontefract, West Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
About the Employer
I am a mother of 3 children, with mobility restrictions and several chronic illnesses. I love to cook and bake with the help of my PA. I am a maths teacher and love meeting new people.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Mobility / Physical• Spinal Chord • Vision• Hearing • Invisible
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Craniotomy-Cervical instability, Brain cancer of skull base
Other relevant information
• The individual keeps pets in the home.Friendly house trained toy cockapoo 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.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• 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.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
Enjoy cooking and have the willingness to assist cooking family meals on a daily basis.>
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
Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle (employer to check age requirement with car insurance provider).
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.
• 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.
When you are Required
Specific days/times required:
• Monday,
• Tuesday,
• Wednesday,
• Thursday,
• Friday,
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
This advert may close before the stated date if sufficient applications are received.
Job tags
Salary
£11.44 per hour
