About the Employer

Support for my mother who has dementia and therefore needs help with general daily living. Mum enjoys going out to shopping centres and for a coffee several times a week, she now needs support for these activities as well as for personal care and mealtimes. She is independently mobile but has a wheelchair for long distances as she tires easily. I am looking for someone who can support her to continue living an active life.

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Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning • Invisible

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The employer's hobbies and interests:

• Trips outside the home visiting the shops and cafes for a treat • Being at home looking at Royal Family magazines or being out in the garden• Loves animals especially dogs

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Other relevant information

• The individual has allergies. Penicillin .

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

To be fully interactive to provide a stimulating environment, where you are engaged and present >

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The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver preferred but not essential.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.


To be a calm, gentle presence, able to adapt support depending on how my mother is on a particular day and also patient and willing to repeat conversation/instructions as needed