Female Personal Care Assistant, 12 Hours Per Week - Bournemouth, United Kingdom - BCP Council

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Female Personal Care Assistant, 12 hours per week, Bournemouth BH6 area EMSB

About the Role:


The role is to assist a lady with her everyday living, including support with personal care, attending social events and work commitments.

Female* applicants only will be considered.

The individual requires physical assistance to achieve her goals and progress in her career.


She has a passion for sport and looks for opportunities, either volunteering or paid, to inspire the next generation to become more active and develop more social connections.

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(Sex Discrimination Act 7 (2) b (ii) applies)_

£11.50 per hour for a directly employed PA.


Day & Times:12 hours per week

Monday and Friday, 2 days per week, 7am to 1pm.


For further information, please refer to the attached job description and personal spec.
The BCP Direct Payments Advice Service is a support service for individuals who are living independently within the community. We are not the person you will work for. You will work for the individual or family we are supporting.

For more information or to discuss the role further, please contact Libby Moore, telephone number
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Job Description & Person Specification

Job title
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Self-Employed or directly employed Female Personal Care Assistant

Location
:
Bournemouth
BH6 area

Job purpose:


The role is to assist the individual in everyday living, including support with personal care, attending social events and work commitments.

The individual requires physical assistance to achieve her goals and progress in her career.


She has a passion for sport and looks for opportunities, either volunteering or paid, to inspire the next generation to become more active and develop more social connections.


About the individual:

The individual has Cerebral Palsy and is a semi-permanent wheelchair user. She can walk around her home and for her jobs. She uses a wheelchair for out in the community.


The individual receives social care funding to support her for 6 hours a day and the Personal Assistant will be an addition to her team.

The lady lives in an adapted bungalow on her own.

She enjoys being physically active and supporting her in exercise is essential, such as frame running. The lady runs a local Boccia club and will require support with this.


Rates of pay:
£11.50 per hour for employed PA.


Hours of work:

Monday and Friday, 2 days per week, 7am to 1pm, 6 hours per day, total 12 hours per week.


Main duties.....

Social duties:


  • Socialising with friends and family.
  • Support with sports activities
  • Attending appointments

Personal Care:

- support with bathing or showering
- shaving & teeth cleaning,
- dressing
- eating
- performing exercises/physiotherapy


Domestic duties:

- support with grocery shopping,
- cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks
- cleaning, changing linen, laundry, ironing

These duties may vary from day-to-day


Qualities

  • Values: honest, reliable, punctual, nonjudgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality and diversity or has a good sense of humour.
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Specific requirements: an understanding of working with people with disabilities
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Other:due to the nature of this role including medical/personal care the employer will be considering
female applicants only.


Skills, qualifications and experience

Essential:

- driving licence to drive my van
- good level of fitness
- confidentiality
- good at building relationships
- specialist communication skills, for example, British Sign Language or Makaton, or a willingness to learn them.
- computer literate
- good communicator


Preferred:

- likes dogs or other pets.
- a good listener
- can work with children and others with additional needs.
- drive long distance with breaks.


Other Requirements

Essential:
Self-employed carers are required to provide the following paperwork as evidence of self-employment status.

  • Provide evidence of selfemployment such as Public Liability Insurance,
  • Terms and Conditions,
  • Unique tax reference number. (UTR)
  • DBS Check will be required.
  • You must already legally be Able to Work in UK

Job Type:
Part-time


Salary:
£11.50 per hour

Expected hours: 12 per week


Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

  • Must have experience, understanding of working with people with disabilities

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
EM/SB
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