Hourly Care Assistant for Human Geography Uni Student in Leeds/York

Start: ASAP

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday on a week on / week off basis with occasional weekends

Hours: 7am to 7pm

Location: Leeds - commuting to York during term time

Rate of Pay & Benefits:

Pay: £15 per hour = £180 per shift

Holidays: 5.6 weeks annual leave, pro rata.

About our client:

He lives with a condition called Muscular Dystrophy and will require support with certain aspects of his life - Personal Care, and Day to Day support in his home and at University. He relies on a Power Wheelchair day-to-day, and requires the PAs to be there when necessary to support him.

Our client takes a large interest in Railways, History and enjoys playing Video Games. Due to his University Course, residential trips are a common occurrence, so he would be looking for someone to join him overnight and enjoy the trips, whilst he carries on his University life.

As stated by the client ..

I have Muscular Dystrophy which means I rely on a power wheelchair to go about my daily business. It also means certain parts of my body have locked into a fixed position so for example, I cant reach the top of my head with my arms, nor stretch very far in front of me to reach something as one normally could. Lastly, it has resulted in me having a fixed neck (that came about during prolonged stillness during back surgery for my fixed rod) which means I appear to be always looking into space (its not that interesting up there) therefore to correct this I have to lean forward. A good way to visualize me is to imagine that The Thinker statue, Id be the modern equivalent, Im already mostly there on the statue element.

For me as a person, my hobbies include railways and history. Both subjects I find really interesting, especially railways. I enjoy visiting places such as the NRM, Robin Hoods Bay, and Fountains Abbey. I also

enjoy playing video games too. I dont like writing about personality because I never know what to put or dont want to big myself up, nevertheless, I consider myself to be good-humored and down to Earth on most matters.

About the job:

The ideal candidate will be responsible, confident and sociable. I need help getting to and from the university and getting on/off the train. Thankfully the train guards are really good at helping, they just need someone to tell them I am there and want to get on which can be hard for me on my own because there has been a few occasions when they were inside the train and didnt see me.

I also need someone who doesnt mind helping me on a weekend as sometimes I need help getting up in the morning or doing tasks when nobody is there to help.

I must also mention I have a dog and cats, who although are friendly, I appreciate some people dont like one or the other due to allergies etc.

About you:

• You will need to have a good sense of humour

• Be an animal lover

• Excellent communication skills

• Be open minded

• Good organisation skills, and the ability to work on your own initiative

• Be clean and tidy, both in appearance and ways

• Ideally be independent, but also reliable and trustworthy when necessary.

• Drivers Licence is not a necessity but would be advantageous

• Vaccinated against Covid and Flu

• Non-Smoker

If you would like to apply for this position, please describe your interestsin your covering letter.

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Hourly Care Assistant for Human Geography Uni Student in Leeds/York