Self Employed Care/Support Worker, 10 hours per week, Bournemouth, HRNR Bournemouth, England
Job description
About the Role:
To support a gentleman who has unpredictable migraines (presents as seizures)
We are looking to for a Support Workerto provide assistance to the gentleman with his paperwork and correspondence. Planning meals, grocery shopping and cooking. Due to potential seizures, he also requires someone to be present while he is having a bath.
Hourly Rate – please provide rates on your application.
Day & Times - 10 hours per week. Over Monday, Wednesday and Friday
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 send your CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role, quoting the job reference HR/NR/23482 to the email address supplied.
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Job Description & Person Specification
Job title: Support worker (self employed)
Location: Bournemouth, BH3 area
Job purpose:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable/assist the person who needs care and support to live independently.
About the individual:
A gentleman who has unpredictable hemiplegia Migraines, generic mutation which appears to look like epilepsy. He takes a few days to recover after a seizure.
Rate of pay: Self-employed person required please advise your rates for consideration.
Hours of work: 10 hours per week, days and times are flexible to be mutually agreed with the client and the support worker.
Main duties
Social duties: for example, support to:
§ 2 hours per week to support with correspondence and attending appointments. Gentleman can deal with basic correspondence however needs support with more complicated letters for guidance and explanation.
Personal Care: for example,
§ 1 x 3 hours per week to support with a bath – Gentleman can manage his own personal hygiene however needs someone present due to having seizures
Domestic duties: 5 hours per week
§ To support with planning meals, grocery shopping and cooking including batch cooking.
§ Light cleaning duties including, vacuuming, emptying bins, changing bedding
These duties may vary from day-to-day
Qualities
§ Values: for example, honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Essential:
§ Up to date first aid training and knowledge of seizures.
§ confidentiality
§ good at building relationships
§ Right to work in the UK
Preferred: list the desirable skills,
§ good communicator
§ a good listener
Job Type: Part-time
Day range:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: HR/NR/23482
