Carer/Personal Assistant

Carer/Personal Assistant

Hours: 2 Positions available: Both positions are for 27 hours a week

Location: DN37 (car owner and driver essential).

Wage: £13 hour.

Duration: Permanent

Description: Are you looking for a new challenge that involves 1-1 care, learning the specific care skills to help our adult client, within their family home?

Our client has multiple medical conditions, she is bright and articulate, and needs special people to help her live a fulfilled life despite being largely housebound.

You must be trustworthy, reliable and flexible, and work with a variable shift rota as needs dictate. You must have the ability to stay calm under pressure and have excellent problem-solving skills. You must be physically fit.

You must have a clean driving licence to be able to drive the client’s manual car.

You must have a love of dogs, and are used to having dogs, and are prepared to be part of our client's dogs' (best friends’) routines.

Please note: you must be a non-smoker.

Mandatory training is required, most client-centred training is done with the client herself.

Carers will be expected to work extra hours when required to cover the other carer's holidays. The rota is set one month in advance.

The position is open to carers who feel they are ready for a role with extra responsibility and training within this small but dedicated team.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From £13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress

Application question(s):

• Are you a car driver?
• Are you available to be on a flexible rota?

Work Location: In person