Care Assistant Personal Assistant for Vegetarian - Lancaster, United Kingdom - the Willowby family

the Willowby family

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Lancaster, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Personal Assistant / Care assistant role assisting a physically disabled female adult who is pre-middle aged. Care qualifications are not a requirement.

£12.50 per hour + 45p mileage per mile driven during work.

Monday to Friday 12pm to 6:30pm or 7:30pm with 30 min break. Start & finish times may vary. Occasionally, you will be required to work weekends with some weekdays off instead.

Applicant must own & drive their own car for work & a folding wheelchair needs to fit in the car boot.

Cooking vegetarian/vegan food (applicant must have personal experience with cooking & following recipes).
Caring for a person who has interests in scifi/fantasy, reading, spirituality, art/history/drama, psychology, music & feminism. Hoping for intelligent conversations while getting stuff done.
Pushing a manual wheelchair outdoors
Personal care: assistance with dressing & showering (eg hair washing), but no intimate personal care is required.

Training provided. No experience required.

Cleaning, laundry, tidying, organising.
Caring for pets, eg feeding, brushing & giving medications (training will be given).
Applicant must be LGBTQ friendly
Assisting the client on holiday occasionally (travel and accommodation also paid for by the employer).

Applicants will need to be capable of being organised, efficient, being on your feet most of the day, using initiative and following detailed written and verbal instructions.

It is a varied & active job.

This is a COVID conscious household with regular testing, cleaning & vaccinations. You will be asked to wear a mask at work (masks will be provided).

Successful applicant will be required to get business insurance on your car insurance before starting work so that you can drive for work purposes.

An enhanced DBS (criminal records check) will be paid for by the employer.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£12.50 per hour

Expected hours:
per week

Benefits: