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Sharon

Posted

11 days ago

description

Looking for a female personal care assistant/ support worker/ driver.

Job comes with a Permanent contract.

This is a private care job as a personal assistant, just to be clear this is not a care agency job. This means you will be working directly with the employer only.

Based in Ward End, Birmingham.

Hours 12-25 per week

Work pattern: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, plus every other Wednesday,

(Days may be swapped around if agreed by all staff. )

Shift times: start time to be discussed but will be between 9.30am -10.30am, shift will be 4 or 5 hours long.

Occasionally you may be asked to work evenings to go out to music gigs, cinema etc. or cover a short call at various times of the day.

Also an added option to pick up a waking night shift when needed if staff on annual leave or sick.

Pay rate : £12.50 per hour. Plus 5.6 weeks paid annual leave per year.

Ideally I’m looking for someone that loves dogs, can be honest, reliable and have a good sense of humour and good conversation. Some care work experience is preferred.

Must be able to drive an automatic vehicle and have a clean UK driving licence for a minimum of 3 years with no accidents.

Job purpose

I am a forty seven year old woman with Bethlem Myopathy ( a rare type of Muscular Dystrophy which causes progressive muscle weakness), this has lead to me using NIV and a powered wheelchair.

I enjoy going out walking my assistance dog, music venues for gigs ( rock/ pop music etc), shopping, cinema, I also like playing games and binge watching TV series.

I have a great team of staff that help me at various times of the day.

Main duties

Driving my automatic wheelchair accessible vehicle and securing me and my dog in the car.

Monitoring my breathing while we go out and fix any issues that can arise with my Non-invasive ventilator (NIV)

Manual handling with another care worker, includes using a slide sheet and hoist for personal care.

Household chores such as washing up, laundry, vacuuming/ mopping, occasionally light gardening ( weeding/planting pots)

Cooking easy meals.

Help care for my assistance dog with grooming, putting harness on and securing in the car.

Perform any duties that are of a reasonable request

Person Specifications

You must have a clean UK driving licence for a minimum of 3 years.

Be a good confident driver to use my automatic Wheelchair Accessible vehicle.

Be a dog lover as you will be helping me to care for my assistance dog.

Enjoy walking in parks, shopping, cinema, concerts and fun days out.

To be friendly, honest and have a sense of humour as these are really important to me.

Need excellent communication skills and listening skills in English. This is important especially if an emergency situation arises. For example if my ventilator stops working, you may forget what to do as it’s a rare occurrence then you would need to listen to my instructions while I’m also trying to get as much air as I can.

Be able to work solo and as a team

Training will be given in all aspects of my care.

Full DBS check will be carried out.

There will be a 6 month probation period included in the contract.

If you think this job could be for you please send a CV and include driving experience and dog experience.

If you don’t have a CV please include a cover letter or your application will not be considered.

Thank you

location

Ward End, West Midlands