Personal Care Assistant Cilr/dorset/090124

7 days ago


Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Compass Disability Services Full time

The Role:
To support a young professional gentleman living with Muscular Dystrophy, to live an exciting and fulfilling life. He requires 2 new members of staff to join his team for day and night shifts. This role is for day shifts.

Main Duties:

  • To provide all aspects of personal care
  • To use a hoist
  • To support to maintain a hygienic home (including laundry, cleaning, and tidying up etc)
  • Food and drink preparation
  • To support getting out of bed / going to bed each day
  • To attend Dr / hospital appointments as and when required
  • You will also be required to cover for colleagues on leave and sickness, and on occasions work extra hours, agreed in advance.
  • To assist to attend social events, such as meeting friends, day trips, and evening trips.

Personal Qualities and Attributes required:

  • Respectful of confidentiality and privacy
  • Responsible, reliable, and trustworthy
  • Respectful of dignity and independence
  • Good communication skills and social skills
  • Punctual, and flexible
  • Suitable for a casual working environment but always remaining professional.
Car owner with driving license is essential.

The employer enjoys television/film, travelling, music and sport.

You must be able to prove the right to work in the UK. No sponsorships are available.

Hours:
Live-in care (week on week off) 8:30 - 20:30. Days can be flexible.

Hourly Rate:
£13.50 per hour

Holidays: 5.6 weeks per year (pro rata) including Bank holidays

Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service.

We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community.

We are not the person that you will work for. You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

Pay:
£13.50 per hour

Expected hours:
per week

Schedule:

  • Weekend availability

Experience:

  • Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence (required)

Work Location:
In person

Reference ID:
CILR/Dorset/090124

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