Female Carer/Support Worker/PA - Bootle

About the role

Job Title         Carer/Support Worker/PA

Area (District)  Bootle, Merseyside

Ref Number     DP/NM/ZH

Hours  16 hours per week. Days and times to be agreed each Sunday for the
week ahead depending on schedule/appointments. Hours worked will be afternoon,
evenings and weekends

£12.50 P/H

Job Description:

Support is required for a 34-year-old woman who has spina bifida,
some memory problems and uses a catheter, assistance with this may be needed on
occasion. She uses a wheelchair
She is a self-confessed "girlie girl".
She loves to spend her leisure time shopping, getting her hair and
nails done, going to concerts but most of all she likes being out and about.
Although she can be shy and quiet around new people, once she gets
to know them, she is more open and confident.

Immediate start available.

Main Responsibilities
* Support to access the community using a
wheelchair.
* Support to participate with current activities.
* Support to identify new activities.
* Support to use public transport to access
activities (cost will be met by client).
* Occasional personal care support.

Essential Skills
* You must be patient, kind and trustworthy.
* Reliable and flexible with days/hours to be worked.
* Willingness to build up and develop a positive relationship/friendship.
* Good communication skills and the ability to support and
encourage someone to come to a decision when they may be indecisive.
* Experience of supporting people with additional needs would be desirable.

An enhanced DBS check will be required before employment commences; this cost will be met by the employer.

We are a private household therefore we CANNOT provide sponsorship, so you MUST have a full right to work in the UK.

How to apply:

Please forward your CV to direct.payments@sefton.gov.uk
using the reference Sefton/DP/NM/ZH

Please provide the Job Reference Provided or
your CV may not be Considered.