Job Description

Week on / week off. No experience required. Hi, my name\xe2\x80\x99s Kirsty, and I\xe2\x80\x99m looking for a live-in carer. Born in 1978 with a condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type II), I have been in an electric wheelchair all my life. I have full feeling throughout my whole body but I have very limited strength in my muscles. I need a carer to help me live independently in my flat in Norwich. What the job involves: Personal care \xe2\x80\x93 all help with getting up, going to bed, hoisting, washing, dressing, toileting, etc (what I tell people who haven\xe2\x80\x99t done this sort of work before is that whatever you do for yourself, I need doing for me). Domestic \xe2\x80\x93 cooking, shopping, cleaning, washing, ironing, etc. Maintenance \xe2\x80\x93 looking after the flat, garden, and disability equipment. Driving \xe2\x80\x93 often dropping me off with friends / family and keeping yourself entertained whilst waiting with the car. Facilitation \xe2\x80\x93 running errands, accompanying me on outings and trips away. Hours: I need somebody to be available at all times, therefore the position is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Carers are provided with their own bedroom, and all other facilities are shared only with myself. Working weeks are alternate, so you would be living with me for one week, Tuesday to Tuesday, then the following week you would go home to allow my other carer to move in for this time. Other job info: 20 days paid annual holiday. Full pension scheme. Double pay on bank holidays. Person specification: Legal eligibility to work in the UK. Excellent English. Full UK driving licence, comfortable behind the wheel of a small semi-automatic van (sometimes 6-8 hours driving per day). Availability for work for a minimum of 6 months. Good physical health \xe2\x80\x93 strong upper-body, and no history of back problems. Flexibility \xe2\x80\x93 prepared to provide holiday cover and emergency cover on weeks off. Sociable and friendly. Good at keeping yourself entertained. Boys or girls considered. Experience is not a requirement, although you must be practical, and a fast learner. The post is subject to the following: - A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by myself as the employer. - Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer. - Annual Care Certificate training - Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 3 months. A bit more about me: As we live together, the relationship between myself and my carers is obviously quite close. Therefore it is important that we get on well. Just so you get a bit of a better idea about who I am, here is some more stuff\xe2\x80\xa6 Family and friends \xe2\x80\x93 important to me. Love them and see them often. I\xe2\x80\x99m quite a happy person, and am not interested in sulkers. I consider myself to be a good communicator, and appreciate this in others. I\xe2\x80\x99ve got a degree in English Literature, and although I pretend to like reading, TV is better. TV \xe2\x80\x93 love it, and watch far too much of it\xe2\x80\xa6 eg Fleabag, House, His Dark Materials, Sherlock, Spooks, Dexter, Suits, Utopia, Breaking Bad, . I also enjoy a bit of Strictly, Gogglebox, Bake Off, Alone, filthy reality TV, crime dramas, psychological thrillers, or a good documentary about weird stuff / people. Food \xe2\x80\x93 obsessed. I love cooking (as supervisory sous chef!), and eating out. Music \xe2\x80\x93 Ed Sheeran, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Lily Allen, James, Killers, Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers, Paulo Nutini, Passenger, George Ezra, 60s, 80s, cheesy pop. I\xe2\x80\x99m quite a home bunny. I like my computer, and can spend hours pottering on it. If you are interested, please send me a message telling me a bit about yourself. I\xe2\x80\x99ll then get back in touch with any applicants who catch my eye, and if I shortlist you for an interview we can meet up to have a chat and get to know each other a bit better. Thanks for reading me, and I look forward to hearing from you\xe2\x80\xa6 Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: \xc2\xa3198.00 per day Benefits:

• Free parking

Physical setting:

• Homecare
• Live-in

Application question(s):

• This employer only considers applications from applicants who already live in East Anglia. Whereabouts in East Anglia do you live?

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person Expected start date: 16/01/2024