Live-in Female Personal Care Assistant - Bournemouth, United Kingdom - BCP Council

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Employed/ Self Employed / Live-In Personal Care Assistant Bournemouth BH8 area

About the Role:

Part time live in *female Personal Care Assistantrequired to provide support to a young woman with Cerebral Palsy. This will be part of a job share on a one week on, one week off basis.
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(Sex Discrimination Act 7 (2) b (ii) applies)_

Hourly Rate/Rate of Pay - To be advised

Day & Times
To live in the property one week on and one week off

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.

Job ref ZB/IM/22830
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Job Description & Person Specification

Job title:
*Female Personal Care Assistant - Live In

Location:
Bournemouth BH8 area

Job purpose:

I am looking for a *female PA, to assist me with day to day living in my own home in Bournemouth.

You will provide physical personal care, support me to remain in a good place with my mental health and to join me in daily social activities that I love to do.

This role will be a job share as a live in carer one week on and one week off and will require overnight stays on your working weeks.

The role is available to be directly employed or as a self-employed PA.
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(Sex Discrimination Act 7 (2) b (ii) applies)_

About the individual:

I am a young lady with Cerebral Palsy, Neurogenic Bladder Secondary to CP, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, Depression, Anxiety and in continued recovery with Anorexia.

I am a wheelchair user with a catheter in place.

Rate of pay:
To be advised (self-employed applicants should advise of an hourly rate)

Hours of work:
One week on and one week off basis - live in care

Main duties

Social duties:

Support me with social activities with friends and family
Support to attend Boccia and train for future competitions
Support to attend shows, musicals, festivals and concerts
Support to go shopping
Support to attend hairdressers

Personal Care:

- support with bathing or showering
- shaving
- dressing
- catheter care
- administering medication
- meal prep / food encouragement on bad mental health days
- performing exercises / physiotherapy
- phoning & booking and taking me to hospital appointments

Domestic duties:

- support with grocery shopping
- cleaning, changing linen, laundry, ironing

These duties may vary from day-to-day

Qualities
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Values: Honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, has a good sense of humour.
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Specific requirements:Someone who has some understanding of mental health and Cerebral Palsy or is willing to learn about it
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Other: Because the nature of this role includes personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.

Skills, qualifications and experience

Essential:

- driving licence
- confidentiality
- good at building relationships

Willing to have training on my power stand aid, physio plans and catheter care

Preferred:

- good communicator
- likes dogs or other pets
- a good listener
- ability to support people with mental health conditions

be able to advocate my needs with me to professionals when needed

Other Requirements

Essential:

Able to provide evidence of selfemployment such as Public Liability Insurance, Terms and Conditions, tax reference number, if self employed.
DBS Check will be required
Legally Able to Work in UK

Job ref ZB/IM/22830

Job Type:
Part-time

Work Location:
One location