Support Worker / Personal Assistant – Selkirk – 3208

Support Worker/Personal Assistant – Selkirk

A gentleman in Selkirk is looking for someone who is able to help him for 2 x 30 minutes per day. This will be to assist him with preparing/serving breakfast and to prompt him to take his medication in the mornings and help with getting into bed in the evenings as well as medication prompts.

Terms:

• Hours of work: 7 hour week as listed below:

Morning Visit (30 mins per day) over 7 days

Evening Visit (30 mins per day) over 7 days

• £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 general care needs including:

• Personal care assistance if/when required

• Medication prompts

• Meal and drink preparation.

• To develop a positive relationship with the client and work as part of a team.

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 desirable for a candidate and someone with the right personal attributes, and to be able to show some suitability for the role is required.

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