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Want a different kind of care experience, with some flexibility around hours required? Want to build a person-centred relationship with me and my existing team?I am a lady who is soon to be discharged from the community hospital, and I am looking for a Personal Assistant to join my existing team to provide me with some person focussed care.I live rurally in Berwickshire outside of Kelso and enjoy meeting friends for lunch, going to the theatre and cinema and holidays now and then. I am a wheelchair user, with a well-adapted house. Accommodation may be available if required.Terms:Hours per week: 12Hours of work: mornings and evenings there can be some flexibility around the time of the visits which can be discussed with the employer14.00 per hourPaid annual leave entitlement of 5.6 weeks pro rataWork place pension where applicableProbationary period of 3 monthsJob DescriptionMain Tasks & ResponsibilitiesTo support an active disabled adult to ensure their safety and well-beingTo support with general care needs as required.To maintain cleanliness and tidiness of equipment and surroundingsTo develop a positive relationship with the employerTo interact with the employer and support her with activities she enjoys, in the home, but also in the local community including supporting her in her wheelchairTo accompany the employer on short trips out of the house for appointments or social activities.Person SpecificationPersonal AttributesKind and caring, sensitive to the employers needsPatient and cheerfulReliable and trustworthyAbility to use your own initiativeAbility to work sensitively in a home setting respecting the employers right to privacy and to always maintain professional standards of confidentialitySkills and ExperienceFlexibility and the ability to work as part of a teamMoving and assisting experience with hoisting trainingAwareness of type 2 diabetes and colitis conditions #J-18808-Ljbffr