Support Worker/Personal Assistant – Eyemouth – 2976

A gentleman, living at home with his wife in Eyemouth, is looking for a Personal Assistant(s) to join his small team offer him some support with his personal care in the evening each day and at alternative weekend mornings (end of each even week of the year). The role would involve support with washing, dressing and continence management.

Terms

• Hours per week: up to 3.5 hours
• Hours of work: daily visits around tea time for 30-minutes plus alternate weekend mornings 30-minutes around 10/10.30am
• £14.05 per hour.
• Paid annual leave entitlement of 5.6 weeks pro rata
• Probationary period of 6 months
• Post subject to references and PVG scheme membership

Job Description

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• To support a client to help ensure their safety and well-being.
• To support with personal care needs, including:
  • Support with showering and wash downs.
  • Support with changing and dressing.
  • Support to apply prescribed creams and dressings.
  • Support with continence management.
• To develop a positive relationship with the client and his family.
• To support to maintain cleanliness and tidiness of the client’s equipment and surroundings.
• To work as part of a team alongside family to ensure care needs are met.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

• Kind and caring, sensitive to the client’s needs
• Patient and cheerful
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Ability to use your own initiative
• Ability to work sensitively in a home setting respecting the client and family’s right to privacy and to always maintain professional standards of confidentiality

Skills and Experience

Experience is not essential for a candidate with the right personal attributes, but they should be able to show some suitability for the role.

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