Job Summary:
Is looking for a self-employed Personal Care Assistant to assist with a variety of tasks which will allow the client to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
The client is a woman in their 40s, outdoorsy, and multisystemically seriously physically ill. Diseases include energy-limiting ones (including ME,) which cause chronic fatigue, and allergic conditions. Is in chronic pain due to the medical conditions, and a chronic injury. Is not a wheelchair user.
Day & times: There's a fixed shift of three hours available. That is, there are three fixed hours available p/w. This will ideally be on a Saturday or Sunday, but Thursdays or Fridays are possible. Preference will be given to candidates with availability on a Saturday or Sunday.
Beyond that, there are additional back hours, so additional non-fixed days to suit both parties are available. There’s times available on Fridays, and Saturdays or Sundays. Thursdays are also possible. There's also availability for 10 Thursday morning shifts from September to October.
If any other additional hours become available, they will be offered to the successful applicant.
Please mention your availability (days and times) when applying.
Please mention your hourly rate of pay when applying.
Main duties:
- Simple food prep, and cooking.
- Light housework
- Support with admin.
- Help sometimes with running baths, but no help beyond that needed with bathing or showering.
- Support with physiotherapy exercises.
Social duties:
-Help with social activities, including walks/drives/getting out to engage with hobbies, and into community, e.g. to LGBT community groups. Or when the client's not well enough, playing board games/cards with her.
- Have an understanding that when the client is not feeling well enough to carry out any activities to support with other duties (e.g. housework, cooking/food prep) whilst they rest.
Personal care:
- Help when needed with lacing shoes or boots, and/or putting ankle braces on.
- Occasional help with running baths/showers, but no help with bathing or showering
needed beyond that.
Domestic duties:
- Light cleaning, laundry, weekly laundry change.
- Food prep, cooking, blending.
These duties may vary day-to-day.
Qualities:
- Will be warm, open-minded, patient, organised, a good communicator, a good listener, able to take guidance, a good timekeeper, self-motivated.
- Will be understanding of the need to be scent-free whilst in the role, due to the client’s allergic conditions.
- Will be masked when indoors with the client.
- Will like the natural world. Part of the role is drives/walks in nature.
Skills, qualifications and experience:
- Driving license
- Car, registered for business use, appropriate insurance
- Confidentiality
- Good at building relationships
- Practicality
- Clear, direct, communicator
- First aid training/or willingness to undertake this is preferred.
Requirements:
- Provide evidence of self-employment: proof of Public Liability Insurance, Terms and
Conditions, Unique taxpayer reference (UTR).
- DBS Check will be required
- Legally Able to Work in UK
The position is open to someone self-employed, or willing to become so, which would include registering with HMRC. Additionally, as mentioned, any successful applicant must be a driver, with a vehicle, that's insured for business use/or be willing to take out that relevant insurance.
NB* This role was previously advertised as self-employed or employed. It's now being offered as self-employed only. Applicants will only be considered if self-employed or willing to become so.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: Up to £25.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- PAs are asked to be scent-free whilst in the role, and to be masked when indoors with the client. She has severe allergic diseases. Would you be okay with being scent-free in the role, and being masked indoors with the client if you were offered the role?
- Part of the role is supporting the client in getting out and about socially when she's well enough. This might be e.g. accompanying her on a walk or drive in nature, accompanying her foraging (you don't have to be able to forage yourself). Accompanying her to a herbalism workshop. Accompanying her to an LGBT group. Or accompanying her to a tarot fair. How would you feel about this?
- This is a self-employed role. You must be officially self-employed, or willing to become self-employed to take it on. Are you self-employed, registered with HMRC, and do you have a UTR number, terms & conditions, public liability insurance, and your vehicle insured for business use?
Or if not, are you willing to go through these steps?
Please answer clearly which of those applies to you.
Work Location: In person
