Home Care Assistant (£90 per night - Sleepins) at Happiest at… · Looe

To apply for this position, you Must be a FEMALE, have access to your own car and be a driver. Please do NOT apply if you are NOT.

Unfortunately, we do not provide sponsorship, please do not apply if required.

Happiest at Home provides dedicated, personal home care assistance to clients, to enable them to have an excellent quality of life in their own home. You will be seeing the same client every week.

The Client

The client is a lovely Lady who is 18 years old with Tourrettes, ADHD, Autism, PTSD and FND with non epileptic seizures.

She is looking for someone who can help her get ready for bed, keep her safe over nigh in case of a seizure.

She is a very clever and funny young lady who goes to the youth club every Friday.

She uses crutches to get around. She has a garden which she enjoys spending time in.

She loves animals, arts and crafts, crocheting and would like for someone to help promote her independence

She is prone to seizures, so she would need someone with experience or who is open to training.

The schedule for this position is:

9pm to 11pm @ £19 per hour

11pm to 7am Sleepin nights

3-4 nights per week @ £90 per night

Our lovely team of ‘CAREPals’ as we like to call them, are hand-selected Support Assistants who ensure that our service is delivered in an exceptional way. As a CAREPal you must be a dedicated professional who is friendly, presentable, reliable, punctual, caring and hard-working.

Much more than a friendly face – We Are Happiest at Home

As a dedicated CAREPal you will visit clients to offer support and friendship. You will be their friendly face and companion to support clients with daily activities to enhance their life and well-being. CAREPal very often become trusted friends with their clients, someone that they can easily chat to, discuss things and share things with, both at home and when out and about.

Here is an example of the services our CAREPal's offer their clients;

• Companionship – sharing conversation and spending time together
• Helping with mobility
• Overseeing medication – prompting client to take their own medication
• Household chores – help around the home, such as vacuuming and washing clothes
• Preparing and serving home-made meals
• Running errands – assisting with tasks such as shopping or picking up prescriptions
• Personal Care - showering, cleaning and assisting with toileting
• Accessing the local community - accompanying your client to go shopping, attend events or even pop out for some lunch

We want you to be Happy too

We also want you to be happy, as we feel this can really enhance the quality of care for our clients, and satisfaction for our carers.
Here are some of the benefits of working for Happiest at Home;

• Set hours per week - you will work the same hours each week
• Flexibility - You and your client will manage the care package together
• High pay rate - we pay our carers one of the highest rates in the country
• 1:1 support - you will be the dedicated carer for your client during your visits
• Building relationships - we want you to have something in common with your client
• Ongoing support from the office - we want you to have enough support to care to the best of your ability
• Smart-Casual dress code - We don't have a formal uniform

It takes a special kind of person to be a carer. A good carer is someone who truly cares about others and is not just earning a living. This is a special job, and it needs special people to do it.

Pay: £19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Are you able to start ASAP?

Experience:

• Home care assistant: 1 year (preferred)
• Seizure: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• Fluent English (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person