Live-in Carer for Gentleman

1 month ago


Norwich, United Kingdom UKCIL Full time

**Live-in Carer for Gentleman - £785 per week - NR15**:
**Job Purpose**
This provides an opportunity to assist a friendly gentleman with day to day duties as a live-in carer required on a 2 week on - 2 week off basis in the lovely country side of Brooke. This gentleman has suffered a brain injury in 2012, which has led to paralysis and also has arthritis in both knees and a crumbling vertebra. In turn he suffers from both depression and anxiety at times.
This gentleman requires help with all aspects of personal care, help decide what he would like to wear, support with shopping and administrating of medication. A patient and understanding manner will be required as he answers questions with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ but his speech is improving and can express is desire and concerns through his own means, and likes a sing song. As you would expect as a live-in carer this role also entails maintaining the household to a standard of cleanliness and undertaking all domestic tasks. This gentleman would like a choice of daily meals and meal times will be taken together.

The Gentleman has an interest in visiting air shows and keeping tropical fish. Sci-fi, thriller and comedy films suit him but not a rom-com History documentaries and Formula One are other interests.

**Location: Brooke, NR15 (8 miles from city centre)**

**Details**
- Dispense medication
- Meal preparation
- Food shopping
- Personal care
- Domestic duties
- Housework

**Person specification**

**Essential**
- Prepare basic recipes for meal times
- Household tasks including cleaning, ironing and washing
- Patient and understanding demeanour
- Driver
- Essential
- 25+ (for car insurance purposes)

**Training**
- Anxiety/depression understanding
- Kitchen safety/food hygiene

**Summary terms and conditions**
- The rate of pay for this position is £785 per live-in week
- You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role
- Hours and times of work: live-in, 2 weeks on, 2 weeks-off
- If this job requires;
- DBS Check
- Manual Handling
- Handling of hazardous chemicals
- Food Handling

You will be required undertake annual training.
- A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.
- Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.
- Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 3 months.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Services**
- Meal Preparation
- Domestic Care
- Social + Leisure activities
- Support to remain independent

**Training**
- Essential PA Guide
- Safeguarding Adults/Children
- Moving & Handling
- Food Hygiene

**Transportation**
- Full UK driving license

**Medical**
- Safe Administration of Medication



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