Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: from £13.00 per hour
Available hours: 4 – 10 per week
Make a difference to the quality of life for an older resident in your local community.
Friends Indeed, a local, companion/support service, is looking for caring people to help support their lovely clients in the local area for between 4 and 10 hours per week.
If you have a caring, compassionate nature, plenty of common sense, life experience, you can drive and have a car, Friends Indeed would love to hear from you.
They are looking for mature, ‘BIG-hearted’ people with a positive, ‘unflappable’, practical approach to offer just a few hours each week (you choose the regular hours you want to work) to enable older people to continue to enjoy life in their own homes.
The role does not involve any personal care, and there are no uniforms worn.
You MUST be comfortable doing the following…
- Companionship & chats over a cuppa
- Shopping & a few errands
- Help around the home, light cleaning & housekeeping
- Laundry & changing of bedding
- Cooking simple meals.
- Taking clients to appointments and on trips ‘out & about’
- Also, you MIGHT be able to offer…
- Support with reading, games, hobbies & interests
- Basic help with iPads & everyday technology
- Respite/sitting for family carers
- Basic Dementia support
- Simple gardening or very basic DIY
- Help with pet care & dog walking
You will need a full driving license & your own clean, reliable car. Also, you must own a reliable smart phone.
Please send an email with the relevant information via their contact form using the link below
THEY ONLY CONSIDER APPLICATIONS THAT INCLUDE:
- Why do you think this role would suit you
- Any caring experience you might have (in life or professionally)
- What your current situation is
- What regular availability you can offer each week (days/hours)
They look forward to hearing from you soon.