**FEMALE - Personal Care Assistant Required to support a lady in Crewe, CW2**
**24 Hours Per Week over 3 days**
**£12.70 per hour**
**PLEASE NOTE This is a temporary position to cover maternity leave.**
**Days & Times to be discussed at interview.**
**Main Duties:**
Personal Care To supervise when in the shower in-case of a fall & to help to get dressed.
This lady can get confused and often repeats tasks due to her brain injury, therefore supervision & support is required when completing daily tasks.
To supervise & support when making meals.
To supervise when taking medication, as this needs to be taken at a particular time each day.
To support and join in when doing activities such as baking and art.
To encourage & support when going out for walks.
To help with independence.
The main duties identified in the job description are examples of the expectations required; I may on occasions reasonably request additional activities to be undertaken inside or outside of the home.
**Personal Assistant Specification**
My assistant must be honest, trustworthy, and reliable.
My assistant must respect my privacy and always maintain my dignity.
My assistant must be enthusiastic and flexible with a caring disposition.
You must be able to work well independently.
Experience is preferred, with knowledge around epilepsy & seizures.
My Assistant must be encouraging, to support with activities such as baking.
**Supervision**
My personal assistant is accountable to me in all aspects of their work. They should always ask what my needs are and listen to my directions and requests.
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be funded through your employer.
Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the schedule 9 of the equality act 2010 for a female worker to work with our client
Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful, and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus