Job vaccancy as a Personal Assistant / PA / Live in CarerIn 1978 I broke my neck in a diving accident, I have a spinal cord injury, I'm a typical tetraplegic c5/6, a complete break. From time to time I advertise for a Personal Assistant / Support Worker / Care Giver / Live in Carer / Social Services carer / Care Assistant / Care Worker / Home Carer, 1-2-3 days (24-72 hours) a week, maybe more when other carers go on holiday. The location of work is North-East of London, 60-90 minutes by train from central London. Think about this... big big deep breath... ok here we go.... is some of this you?
OK I now have a little on-line test for you.. I thought this up whilst laying in the new garden HOT TUB. OK here we go.. and NO cheating now!
So how did you do?.. do tell me! There seems to be some confusion in the "...able to speak English and to string a few sentences together", an example would be (yes, this really is true), Martin says: "Can I have the blue and white 6" bowl to put 3 table-spoons of peanuts in". Two.minutes.later.scratching.my.head.wondering... then I said "why have you brought an EGG CUP in?!" Communication is everything in a job where there's a number of unusual jobs to do that need to be done with care and you fully in charge of doing them in your mind first. It's really hard to communicate using eyes and some nodding... trust me on this! *OK back to the cooking part, I think this is important, WHY? ... I'm NOT talking about being a chef here. But I think if you can cook there's a really good chance you would be an ideal carer, personal assistant... thingy bob. |
WHY? because cooking takes timing, a certain amount of skill (even sausages and mash!) , you will have to have the ability to read and juggle a few things at once...
Have you all these skills... What do you think... Yes, no, yes, no, yes...?
If you are able to drive (but not essential) and know how to use a phone you are a rare species and should be stuffed and mounted on the wall! For those sensitive ones... I'm only joking.. I have been told off on email 3, 4 5, 6 times now for saying this! I'm really sorry for having a sense of humor, may I suggest you Google here. OK if you feel right for the job you should apply immediately without hesitation by emailing me here! These criteria are not set in stone, but there as a guide. Shifts start at 11am and are for 24 hours, so the shift goes from 11am - 11am the next day. The pay is £144 (less tax, and all that) per 24 hour shift, plus holidays on a pro-rata basis. A really cozy bedroom and Mini the short haired Manx cat is provided to warm your hands on on those cold nights. More about me in words... well worth a read if you like fish fingers and HP sauce! There is all about the job here in detail in this PDF 
 Don't have Acrobat Reader? Click here!There are a few pictures here taken over the past 2 years! OK OK... Calm down, due to all those requests, sit down first... a NEW picture of me in bed! Ok ok... there's more... me in the bath with bubbles... and the last of me by my HOT TUB! Now it is your turn! Tell me why YOU would make a good carer, your good points and even not so good... hey, we all have them! Please don't just send a CV without a letter, this is so so boring...in fact I print them out and fold them up as paper jets... the furthest flew 13'5" 14'11" 15'0", 15'6", 15' 9"... UPDATE: with my new stealth designed folded up Jet it flew a wacking 17'5" towards the bin... not bad hey!! Please write more than just a few lines...remember first impressions are everything! If you have a picture or two, this will make it more fun, I can see who I am writing too. Please send it all here! I look forward to hearing from you...! :) Martin  Send your CV and picture on a 'speculative' basis and when a carer vacancy occurs I will review your application and contact you if I believe we match in some way. Thank you. |