Would you like to join a small team to support an elderly gentleman with day to day tasks in his home.
What Can We Offer You?
- Competitive salary
- 20 days holiday, plus bank holidays, which increases with length of service, up to 25 days – Pro rata
- A day off for your Birthday
- Life assurance from day one
- Free 24-hour employee assistance program
- Free health & wellbeing subscription
- Working within Ipswich
What We Need from You?
- Availability to cover the hours between 7am and 9pm and holiday cover. Preferably 2 12 hour shifts with 4 days off in between.
- Skilled personal care giver
- Discretion, trustworthiness and patience
- Able to advise against making decisions that could affect their health or welfare
- Assist with personal care and mobility
- Companionship and a friendly face
- DBS - Reimbursed by the Company once you have completed your probation
- Access to own Vehicle
- Must have a Full clean driving license (a license check will be completed by us as per our standard company procedure)
Responsibilities and duties:
- Provide personal care assistance
- General healthcare assistance
- Prepare and cook healthy meals
- General cleaning duties and laundry after getting up in the morning and meal preparation
- Ensure medications are taken when needed
- Assistance with any light physio exercise that may be needed
- Possible occasional driving to and from locations of appointments/meetings/events
There will be other duties that may come up but we would discuss this in more detail at any interview.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary: From £16,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Ipswich: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Support Worker: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person