Applicant status required: 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: Camborne
Young man seeks a personal assistant to support him out in the community. He is a wheelchair user and has moderate learning difficulties and speech and language difficulties.
Support required:
· Shopping
· Access to the community – shopping, trips to the cinema, swimming, pub visits
· Occasional support with toileting
Hourly rate of pay: £14.72
Hours per week: 15
Working schedule:
Term time: weekends as and when required.
College holidays: any time as and when required – to be discussed.
Essential:
· Must be self-employed
· Public Liability Insurance
· Driving Licence
· Someone who is conscientious and reliable
Desirable:
· Wheelchair accessible vehicle for powerchair or large vehicle to carry a manual wheelchair
· Experience of supporting people with speech and language difficulties
· Experience of supporting wheelchair users/mobility support
. Male applicants preferred
Offers of employment will 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 click apply or send your CV to pa@cornwallsupportlounge.org.uk and quote reference H89
