Support Worker

Support Worker

About the recipient

The individual is female, 75 years old and resides in Bridlington. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due to having dementia.

They like/enjoy keeping things clean, neat and tidy, enjoys folding things and has a good sense of design.

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Meal preparation (breakfast and evening meal) and domestic tasks around such as laundry, cleaning the home and with cat litter maintenance and hygiene.
• Full personal care (help with dressing and appropriate dressing for the weather, personal hygiene, washing body, oral health)
• Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.
• Female workers only.
• The role will work across both lady’s home and lady’s good friends home across the road.

Hours

4 hours per week across Saturdays and Sundays – 30 hour per AM / 30 mins Tea call / 1 hour per PM.

About the candidate

The suitable candidate must:

• Be motivated, proactive and able to work on their own initiative.
• Be patient, caring and understanding.
• Have good communication skills (clear and effective communication).
• Be able to build a positive relationship with the individual to both encourage and support them.
• Have previous experience caring for an individual with dementia.
• Must have use of own car.
• Be comfortable with animals to assist with the individual's 1 cat.

DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post – Cost to be met by the local authority.