Young Person Seeks a Personal Assistant to Support

7 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: 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**:£14.50

**Hours per week**: 19.5 hours

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

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

**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
- Social and conversational

**Desirable**:

- Kowledge and experience in providing support to people with neuromuscular disorders and epilepsy, **or** a willingness to learn
- Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in social care is preferred, **or** a strong willingness to learn
- Prior experience in clinical skills is advantageous, **although** a keenness to acquire these skills is equally valued.
- Availability for general healthcare training as needed.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £14.50 per hour

Expected hours: 19.5 per week

Day range:

- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Are you self-employed?

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- DBS (required)
- Public Liability Insurance (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: H31



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