Main characteristics
- Location
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Company
- PPILS
- Salary
- up to £14.50 per hour
- Employment type
- part-time
- Category
- Health & Social Care
Job summary
**Gujarati Speaking Support Worker Cambridge, CB5 ****up to £14.50 per hour**
About the service user
R is an 88-year-old lady who lives with her family in Cambridge. R is living with Lewy Body Dementia and requires support with her memory and cognition. R experiences panic attacks and cannot be left alone in the property. R speaks a very particular dialect Kathiawadi Gujarati - this has similarities with Gujarati and R can mostly understand this; R does not speak English. Family and her culture are very important to R.
Hours and Rate of Pay
33 hours per week 11 hrs per day 3 days per week Job Share up to £14.50 per hour DBS clearance & references required
What you would be doingSupport to help R to feel safe, promote personal safety, supervision, meal preparation, provision of drinks, continence and personal care and ad hoc duties as required. Establish a close working relationship, trust and understanding on a one-to-one basis.
The person I would like
Some knowledge and experience of supporting others with dementia. Someone who has a calm and considerate nature.
Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful, and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus
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