Applicant status required: Employed or Self-employed
* This role is a private arrangement with a person or family who is seeking support for someone else or themselves. You will not be employed by or carry out work for Humans Cornwall; we have a dedicated team to help identify private personal assistants for care and support. These roles are personally assisting somebody to achieve their goals, gain independence and/or manage their daily lives; These will be self-funded by the family or person, or they may receive a Direct payment from Cornwall council. *
Location: Helston
Woman seeks a personal assistant to support her with day-to-day living. She has a mobility scooter and Parkinson’s disease.
Support required:
· Access to community – going for coffee, to community groups etc
· Meal preparation
· Domestics – changing beds, light cleaning
· Supporting with morning routine – getting up and dressed
· Support with going up and down the stairs
· Going for walks with the lady and her dog
· Taking to GP appointments
· Going shopping
Hourly rate of pay: £12 (employed) or £14.72 (self-employed)
Hours per week: 18
Working schedule: Monday – Friday
Some Thursday evenings
Essential:
· Driving licence
· Valid DBS
Desirable:
· Knowledge or understanding of Parkinson’s disease
Offers of employment may be subject to DBS checks & referencing. If the role is on a self-employed basis, please ensure you have proof of employment status and public liability insurance.
When applying, your C.V. will be passed onto the family or person for their consideration. Due to the high number of applicants that are received for various roles, it is not possible to inform applicants if they have been unsuccessful. Please contact the below email for updates if needed.
If interested, please send your cv to dana@humanscornwall.co.uk and quote reference H51
