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About the Employer
***Driving Licence Essential to Drive Clients own Vehicle*** Client is a 50yr Old Male with Cerebral Palsy and additional health needs, he loves football and especially his Team Liverpool! Being a Care Assistant means you need to be adaptable, kind-hearted and put others first. Your role may include: Relaxing and watch the football! but also... Providing companionship, Support with personal care such as showering, bathing and toileting, Helping with mobility around the home, using a hoist, Overseeing medication and providing medical support, Helping around the house with cleaning, cooking and tidying, Running errands such as food shopping or picking up prescriptions, Hours available at present are 12hours, and 2 Sleepovers (11pm-8am) on a monthly rota basis, these will primarily be over a Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Morning. Overtime to cover holidays available.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Cognitive / Learning
• Mental Health
• Invisible
• Severe Pain
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Due to the following requirements of the role, only candidates over the legal should apply for this position:
• You will be required to administer medication.
• Shifts may start before and or after 10pm
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).
Transport Requirement:
Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle, for insurance purpose you must be 21.
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
• Moving and Handling. Training will be provided by the employer.
• Catheter Care. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 12hrs + 2 Sleepovers
• Monday,
• Tuesday,
• Wednesday,
• Thursday,
• Friday,
• Saturday,
• Sunday,
This position will require:
• Sleep-ins
• Shift work
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.