Support Worker/Personal Assistant – Selkirk – 3098
Job Description
A lady in Selkirk, looking for someone to assist and support her with personal care in the mornings, and meal preparations at a lunchtime/afternoon visit also. The role would be perfect for someone who is patient, friendly, and understanding to allow time to mobilise safely and slowly.
Terms:
- Hours per week: 8.75 Hours:
Morning visit- (45 mins per day)
Lunch/Afternoon Visit – (30 mins per day)
- £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 client to ensure their safety and well-being.
- To support with personal care routine with a daily shower/strip wash
- Carer to apply cream and wrap legs in bandages – training will be given
- To support with general care needs including:
- Medication prompts
- Meal and drink preparation.
- To develop a positive relationship with the client and work as part of a team.
- To assist and maintain the client’s hygiene to a level suitable to their own standards.
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 right to privacy and to always maintain professional standards of confidentiality
Skills and Experience
Experience is essential for a candidate and someone with the right personal attributes, and to be able to show some suitability for the role is required.
