Female Support Workers​/Personal Care Assistants BRR

Female Support Workers/Personal Care Assistants

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Lambs Farm Road area of Horsham, Horsham

This role is to support a Woman. The candidate should be a woman*.

Drivers licence required:
No

Employment status:
Employed

10 hours per day on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 9.30am-8.00pm (with a half hour unpaid break during the day). These are indicative hours only, there may be some flexibility with these times.

£13.60

I am looking for Female Support Workers/PAs to provide support to my 92 year old mother.

She has mixed dementia (vascular dementia) and Alzheimer's and uses mobility aids and a wheelchair. She can mobilise but can no longer walk.

• Support with washing, toileting/changing pads, dressing, prompting with eating/drinking, administering medication, mobilising and transferring.
• Carry out domestic tasks, such as meal preparation, cleaning/tidying, laundry.
• Medication prompting/administering
• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Housekeeping
• Cooking
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance
• Support with mobilising/transferring
• Changing pads

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• 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
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Kind, encouraging and understanding
• Experienced in working with people with advanced dementia and able to manage behavioural challenges and not take them personally

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours.

• All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
• If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self‑employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.
• Please note:
  
  If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

* Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9