I am a lady in my 50s with a cat and three adult daughters. I use a wheelchair to get around the house and require personal assistance to enable me to be independent.
I am looking for 2-4 new employees to join my care team and fill available shifts (the number of hires depends on how many shifts applicants want to work and whether they prefer part-time or full-time). You will work privately for me, with monthly pay organized via Enham Trust using Direct Payments.
No experience is necessary - all training will be provided during working hours and paid at the usual rate.
Duties
You will assist me in my daily activities so that I can access what I need and move around the house. I will communicate and instruct you on everything that I need during the shift.
To give you an idea of what assistance is required during each shift, I have roughly outlined my usual routine below.
The night shift is a sleeping shift. It involves helping me get ready for bed, personal care using a hoist, helping me relieve leg cramps during the night when they wake me up, and helping me get out of bed in the morning. There is a bedroom adjacent to mine where you can sleep, and I will usually call a couple of times per night for 5 minutes of assistance.
An afternoon shift involves helping me use the toilet using a hoist, helping me adjust my seating position in my wheelchair, and helping me do light housework and providing assistance in preparing food.
A morning shift involves assistance with my physiotherapy exercises, helping me do housework, and occasionally preparing food.
Hours
Shifts Available
The following listed shifts are what would be best for me. I am willing to consider adjustments to these timings if you have other constraints or commitments to find something that works well for both of us.
1. Thursday or Tuesday Night Shift - 22:00 - 10:00 (12h, £180)
2. Monday Afternoon Shift - 14:00-18:00 (4h, £48)
3. Tuesday Morning Shift - 11:00-14:00 (3h, £36)
4. Tuesday Afternoon Shift - 16:00-18:00 (2h, £24)
5. Wednesday Morning Shift - 10:00-14:00 (4h, £48)
6. Friday Morning Shift - 11:00-14:00 (3h, £36)
7. Friday Afternoon Shift - 16:00-18:00 (2h, £24)
8. Saturday Afternoon Shift - 10:00-13:00 (3h, £39)
Requirements
DBS check (cost met by employer)
Good listener and able to follow instructions and ask questions if you're unsure
Reliability
Comfortable with there being a cat in the house
Desirable
A full driver's license and a car. This is not required, but it can make it easier for you when traveling to my house for shorter shifts or to run errands, for example. Free parking is available.
Based in the Plymouth area.
Rate
£12-£30 per hour
Mon-Fri Day Shift: £12 an hour from 9.30am to 9.30pm
Sat-Sun Day Shift: £13 an hour from 9.30am to 9.30pm
Mon-Sun Night Shift: £15 an hour from 9.30pm to 9.30am
All Bank holidays (including Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day): double hourly rate: £24, £26, £30
Paid holiday is accrued.
Statutory sick pay is available for sick leave lasting a week or more.
#J-18808-Ljbffr