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Independent Lives Ltd

Posted

12 days ago

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I am looking for personal care for a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Hours per week: Negotiable, but, anticipated about 10-15 hours per week.

Hourly pay rate: £14

Are you a good listener, good at picking up new skills, reliable, trustworthy and adaptable? If so then have you considered working in the care sector for a lovely gentleman, like myself, so I am able to stay as independent as possible. I have vacancies for enthusiastic, inexperienced or experienced Carers/ P.A.'s to help me to remain independent in my own home. The job will be mainly care work, housework including laundry, tidying and personal care. The job will be challenging and frustrating, interesting and varied, but hopefully, rewarding and satisfying. Full training will be given

Duties include:

Medication prompting/administering

Personal grooming

Eating and drinking assistance

Moving and handling

Clinical tasks

Other relevant duties as required

Administration

Housekeeping

Cooking

Transportation

Companionship

Dressing / undressing

Bathroom assistance

Candidate qualities:

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

Creative

Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard Must be comfortable with pets

Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Sensitive to the fact that they will be working at the employer’s home: be aware of other family members and to minimise interruption to them treat employer’s home and belongings with care and respect be wary and sensitive to the family’s routines, procedures and practices personal to them

Previous experience is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach is to the role; the employee’s potential, personal qualities.

Approach and attitude is more important than experience.

Notes: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts. *Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.

location

Bognor Regis, West Sussex