Ex-paramedic Seeks a Personal Assistant to Support

6 months ago


Truro, United Kingdom Humans Cornwall Full time

**Applicant status required: Self-Employed**
- This role is a private arrangement with a person or family who is seeking support for someone else or themselves. You will _not_ _be employed by or carry out work for Humans Cornwall; we have a dedicated team to help identify private personal assistants for care and support. These roles are personally assisting somebody to achieve their goals, gain independence and/or manage their daily lives; These will be self-funded by the family or person, or they may receive a Direct payment from Cornwall council. *_

**Location: Near Truro**

**Active ex-paramedic is seeking a chatty personal assistant to support them with daily living. They actively participate in voluntary work, are passionate about politics, engage in community activism and enjoy board games. They are a wheelchair user with a neuromuscular disorder and epilepsy, as well as occasionally requiring the use of breathing equipment.**

**Support required**:

- Admin - handling paperwork, bills, and documentation
- Personal care - assisting with showering and dressing
- Meal preparation
- Administering medication
- General domestic tasks

**Hourly rate of pay**:£13.54

**Hours per week**: 19.5 hours

**1 two-hour** session for admin duties - days to be discussed

**3 - 4 **times a day:
**Morning** - 1 hour allocated for morning routine, typically starting at around 8am

**Lunch time** - approximately 20 minutes for meal preparation and administering medication - usually around 1pm

**Evening** - 45 minutes at teatime for meal, administering medication

and any odd domestic tasks - approx. 5pm

**Bedtime** - 30 minutes for bedtime routine - starting around 9:30pm

**Essential**:

- Must be self-employed
- Driving Licence
- Valid DBS
- Public Liability Insurance
- Open-mindedness of the LGBTQ+ community
- Social and conversational

**Desirable**:

- Knowledge and experience in supporting people with neuromuscular disorders and epilepsy
- Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in social care or willingness to learn
- Experience or willingness to learn about breathing equipment

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £13.54 per hour

Expected hours: 19.5 per week

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: H31



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