Job Description

Carer / PA / Support Worker - Frodsham Area

Main Purpose of the Role:

It is the job of the Personal Assistant to assist the Employer in all areas of personal and domestic need and to act as an escort and aid to the Employer's social and day to day necessary activities. By providing assistance at the right time, the Employer is enabled to lead an individual and independent lifestyle in their own home. The Personal Assistant should understand their role in facilitating the self-defined needs of the Employer. Personal Assistants should be able to handle the physical demands of the role; however, the Personal Assistant does not have to be a strong person physically, but general health is important

Rate of pay:

17.84 per hour / 20.64 per hour (Self Employed)
5 hours per week - Ideally 1 hour a day Monday to Friday

Main Duties:

Assist with dressing and undressing and all personal care needs - washing/ drying my hair Personal Care - administer medication as prescribed. Assist with preparing meals and full care support at mealtimes. General cleaning duties including changing of beds and light housework and household maintenance. Driving duties to health appointments and Shopping Anything else reasonably requested by the employer. Support with improving Employer's independent living and life skills.

Notes:

I have a very unpredictable disability called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) I have hypermobility and borderline vascular type. This means that I suffer from dislocations and muscle spasms. It effects my entire body. To put the unpredictability into perspective, dislocations have occurred whilst I've been asleep, or even when I've been shivering in cold weather. My joints can come out of socket, or my muscles can go into spasms regardless of what I've been doing. I have a high pain threshold but I'm still in pain every day.

It not only causes immense, chronic pain, sleep deprivation, but it also affects my mobility. The worst joints are my knees, hips and shoulders, my toes, and my fingers. The muscles spams occur everywhere. This is also causing problems with my stomach not working or it should. I also suffer from partial dislocations known as subluxations. The pain is the same as a full dislocation. The worst pain I experience is when my ribs subluxate. When my right shoulder dislocates it goes into a spasm this means that the joint is held out of socket until the muscles relax. I'm right-handed so this complicates life significantly.

Personal Specification - (Qualities and Personal attributes required):

Reliable and trustworthy Able to accept responsibility Able to use own initiative Able to follow instruction as directed by Employer Sensitive and calm manner Car driver is essential with clean full UK Driving Licence Willing to cover additional hours, if required Previous experience/ knowledge in care Organised

Additional Information:

I'm a very laid-back person, but I am not very good at asking for help. I need somebody who can see when I'm struggling and offer to help. Please understand that the worst thing I would do, in that situation, is say, "No thank you."

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This position is not open for sponsorship of overseas workers as Disability Positive works on behalf of individuals and are not the employer or an agency.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 17.84 per hour

Expected hours: 5 per week

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CW0053DN CV