Are you a compassionate and reliable Personal Care Assistant looking for a rewarding role? A client in NW5 & N16, London, is seeking dedicated support for 20 hours per week, offering a competitive rate of £17.00 per hour (FTE: £33.1k).
This role involves providing essential personal care and assistance, ensuring comfort, independence, and well-being. If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality care and making a real difference, apply today!
Position: Personal Care Assistant
Salary: £17.00 per hour
Job Type: Part Time
Location: London, UK
About the Role
I am looking for someone to help care for, and to be company for, my 86 year old dad who has Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia (NF-PPA).
Hours are negotiable. My dad has asked for help getting up in the morning and going to bed at night. Initially he would like 9:30am-11:30am and 6pm-8pm five days a week. As this is a progressive disease my dad’s needs will increase over time and the opportunity for increased hours is likely.
NF-PPA is a rare dementia, which affects speech primarily, but other functions also. It is not a memory based dementia. If you’d like to read more about it, this is a good place: https://www.raredementiasupport.org/primary-progressive-aphasia/understanding-ppa/
My dad has very little speech, and is hard to understand, but he does understand what people are saying to him, and can use thumbs up and down to communicate, as well as pointing to pictures in a communication booklet. He has always had a very strong commitment to social justice. He is funny and loves plays on words. He is an extremely kind and patient person and is easy to be with. He was diagnosed with Aphasia in 2022. Prior to that he spoke French and Russian, was a good bridge player, enjoyed cryptic crosswords, hill walking, music, and had been Controller of a London borough Social Services department.
As well as his Aphasia, dad has atypical parkinsonism and a long standing essential tremor. He is still very agile – able to go up and down stairs, for walks, but his movements are stiff and he has fallen a few times. Dad needs help with personal care – showering, dressing, dentures, taking medication. As part of the Aphasia, dad has mild dysphagia – which means difficulty swallowing. He may cough a lot when eating. When this happens he just needs someone to keep calm and to prompt him to try and swallow. He is at a higher risk for choking, so knowing what to do if that happened is important.
The situation at home Is complex; my mother has Alzheimer’s Disease. She still manages the house very well, with only a little help from me and my brother, but increasingly my dad’s needs are too much for her. She is a very strong, independent and capable person, so far, even with her Alzheimer’s (she was diagnosed in 2021), however, she lacks insight into their situation. She is very scared about my dad’s decline, at the same time she gets easily frustrated with him as she isn’t always fully aware of his difficulties. She has agreed to have someone come in to help my dad because he has expressed that he wants that, but she will need time to get used to having someone in the house. We need someone who is sensitive to the situation.
If you are not able to do a split shift, the mornings are most important. We can also be flexible about which days in the week you have off if working weekends is a barrier. I am at the house several days a week and can help to establish communication with my dad.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested individuals should visit HERE to apply.
Application Deadline
Open until filled