Job Introduction
Care Assistant / Support worker required for 13.5 hours per week.
Can be Job Share. Kinson, Bournemouth area.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Care Assistant to provide support to a gentleman in his 40’s who is a fulltime wheelchair user. He has a condition which affects his balance and coordination so it can be difficult for him, to pick things up and carry them around.
Social:
- Attend Kinson Library to volunteer on Monday and Tuesday (2pm-3pm although often runs a little later). This includes driving gentleman to the library and helping him and his wheelchair in and out of a car.
- keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
- attend occasional medical appointments/collect prescriptions
- do exercise – accompanying the gentleman as he wheels around the block
- attend social events such as the cinema
Personal Care:
- helping him to stand in his standing frame for 30 minutes a day
Domestic duties:
- making and serving hot drinks and snacks
- cleaning, changing linen and laundry
Hourly Rate – £10.42 rising to £11.44 on 1st April 2024
Day & Times 13.5 hours a week: 12:30-4pm Monday and Tuesday (7 hours) and 11am-12/12:30pm on 5 weekdays (6.5 hours). These hours are fairly flexible and vary depending on availability. The only fixed period is to attend Kinson Library volunteering sessions from 2-3/3:30pm on Monday and Tuesday (plus half an hour to travel to and from). Happy to consider different people for the different times. (Job share)
For further information, please refer to the attached job description and personal spec.
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.
For more information, please contact Hayley Ridgway in the first instance via email to Hayley.ridgway@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
To apply please send your CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role to dpadviceservice@bcpcouncil.gov.uk quoting the job reference HR/RR.
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