Self Employed Personal Care Assistant, Respite Care

1 month ago


Christchurch, United Kingdom BCP Council Full time

**Self-employed Personal Care Assistant required for respite care in Highcliffe (nr.Christchurch) area.**

**About the Role**

We are looking for a Personal Care Assistant to provide support to a gentleman who had a spinal injury 10 years ago. Personal and domestic care will be required. This will allow his main carer to take a break from time to time.

**Hourly Rate**

**Day and Times**

120 hours per **year**. To be arranged with the applicant during the recruitment stage.

**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 **Diane Newton**

**Tel No: 07535 524234**
- _________________________________________

**Job Description & Person Specification**

**Job Title**:Self-Employed Personal Care Assistant

**Location**:Highcliffe, BH23

**Job Purpose**:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable main carer to take a break from their caring role.

**About the Individual**:
The care will be provided for a 66 year old gentleman, who had a spinal injury 10 years ago. He walks with one crutch and has weakness on his left side due to nerve damage. He wears a shoulder support and full length leg calliper on his left side. He has a colostomy and urostomy following the spinal injury. He enjoys reading and meeting others socially for coffee or a meal.

**Rates of Pay**:
**Hours of Work Involved**:
Flexible hours to be mutually agreed. 120 throughout the 12 month period.

**Main Duties Involved**

**Personal care**:

- Support with washing and dressing
- Stoma care

**Domestic Duties**:

- To make breakfast and a hot drink
- To make a sandwich and a hot drink in the evening

**Qualities**
- **Values**:Honest, reliable, punctual, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, easy going, able to work alone, positive, good sense of humour.
- **Other**:Due to the nature of this role including medical and personal care the employer will be considering male applicants only.

**Skills, qualifications and experience**

**Essential**:

- Able to care for Stoma’s
- Confidentiality
- Good at building relationships

**Preferred**:

- Good communicator
- A good listener

**Other Requirements**

Essential: As self-employed
- Provide evidence of self-employment such as Public Liability Insurance, terms and conditions, tax reference number
- A DBS check will be required
- Legally able to work in UK

**Job Reference** ZB/DN/23370

**Job Type**: Part-time

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: ZB/DN/23370


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