Job Title: Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Location: Goring-by-Sea, Worthing

Hourly rate: £11 per hour

Reference: DP3500

Hours/shifts: Job share available - please apply for any of the following shifts you can do. Tuesday daytimes - 9am-3/4pm and Friday evenings – times to be arranged by mutual agreement. Extra hours may be available at weekends as and when needed.

Summary

I am an outgoing, fun, and active 29-year-old man with Cerebral Palsy living with my family and my lovely Labrador in Goring.

I am currently looking for an active, like-minded PA who can start ASAP.

The successful applicant would be comfortable with supporting me with personal care tasks. These include toileting, showering, getting dressed/undressed, and preparing my dinner.

The social aspect of this role includes swimming, going to the cinema/pub, going to see friends, watching football and shopping.

I need support in the swimming pool so ability to swim essential.

Extra work on an ad hoc basis may be available too as well as some overnights.

Previous experience is not essential as full training is provided.

However, you must have a full driving license and be willing/able to drive my car for me. This is essential otherwise I am very restricted.

Other Requirements

• Must be comfortable with pets

• Must have a UK driving licence

• Other :

All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

Description

Typical duties

Domestic:

Preparing Dinner

Any other reasonable task

Personal Care:

Support with toileting

Assisting with showering

Supporting with getting dressed/undressed

Any other reasonable task

Social:

Support with swimming, going to the cinema and pub, going to see friends, watching football and shopping.

Any other reasonable task

Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

Be comfortable to support me with personal care tasks

Have a full driving licence and be willing/able to drive employer’s car

Be comfortable around dogs

Be able to swim and assist employer in swimming pool

Be friendly and cheerful

Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality

Reliable with good time-keeping

Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

Patient and flexible

Be trustworthy and honest

Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom

Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety

Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer/and his family and not Independent Lives