About the Role:
We are looking to for a Personal Care Assistant to provide support to with all aspects of daily living for a wheelchair user in the Bournemouth area.
If you are self-employed, please provide rates on application
Employed rate: £12.71 per hour
Day & Times:
Monday PM 4 hours, Tuesday PM 3 hours,
Thursday PM 5 hours, Friday AM 10.00-12.30, Saturday 2.00-6.00 pm
The days could be split between 2 or more carers.
For further information, please refer to the attached job description and personal spec.
This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, due to the nature of the role involving intimate personal care and for reasons of privacy and decency.
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.
Please send your CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role to [email protected]
Job title: Self Employed Female Personal Care Assistant
Location: BH9 Bournemouth
Job purpose:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable the person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
About the individual:
I have a physical disability which effects my mobility and I require help with all aspects of daily living. I live in a bungalow with my husband, and we have a small dog. We are both wheelchair users.
Place of work: Employer’s home, also out and about with me or
independently as required.
Hours: Monday PM 4 hours, Tuesday PM 3 hours,
Thursday PM 5 hours, Friday AM 10.00-12.30,
Saturday 2.00-6.00 pm
The days could be split between 2 or more carers.
Trial Period: Trial period to be discussed
Pay: If you are self-employed, please provide rates on application
Employed rate: £12.71 per hour
MAIN DUTIES
· Be available whilst I undertake personal care in case I need assistance.
· Food preparation, assisting me or cooking meals and making drinks
· Setting up cooking materials for me to use
· Washing/drying up
· Shopping and/or assisting me with our shopping
· Running errands, collecting and carrying things on my behalf
· Changing beds
· Undertaking other household duties such as laundry, ironing, hoovering, dusting and general household cleaning
· Light gardening duties during the spring/summer
· Help to maintain our home, such as changing light bulbs
· Help to walk our dog
Social Assistance
· We have a Renault Traffic wheelchair adapted van which you should be comfortable in driving.
· Driving me to social events, shopping etc
· Assisting me to enjoy our garden
Ideal Candidate
· A full driving licence with no endorsements and valid appropriate insurance
· Hygiene is important due to our disabilities
· Friendly, reliable and trustworthy
· Excellent communication skills
· Able to accept responsibility
· Willing to learn
· Sense of humour
· Caring nature
· Open to change
· Professionalism
· Respect our privacy and understand the need for confidentiality in all aspects of your work.
Experience in care would be preferable but not essential.
Essential: If self-employed, the following evidence is required of self-employment status:
Provide evidence of self-employment such as Public Liability Insurance, Terms and Conditions, tax reference number.
DBS check will be required
Legally able to work in UK
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a copy of your CV together with a covering letter stating availability and required hourly rate to the e-mail address detailed below: [email protected]
Job Type: Part-time
Work Location: In person
