We are looking for Female Personal Care Assistant, someone respectful, compassionate, and understanding to support a chronically ill young woman with daily living and organising her health regime.

This lovely young woman is a 25 year old with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a connective tissue disorder that affects the whole body. Her EDS causes daily physical pain, neurological issues and insomnia.

She is an intelligent, funny and creative young woman, who is passionate about film and writing, but just requires some additional support to care for herself and access the medical support she requires.

She requires a carer for the following purposes:

• To cook for her.
• To clean her flat and keeping it mold free.
• To support with managing medication.
• To support with budgeting and managing her finances.
• To support with running errands.
• To support engaging with healthy habits to manage her condition e.g. physiotherapy.
• To organise and coordinate appointments with medical professionals.
• To accompany her to appointments.
• To support with navigating statutory services.
• To support developing independent living skills.
• Where needed, assisting with cleaning herself.
• Where possible, to support with fundraising for innovative treatments abroad by undertaking administrative tasks. The support would predominantly be located at her flat in North London, although travel to accompany her to appointments will be required (the cost of this will be covered).

Applicants must:

• Have experience working with clients with complex health problems. 
• Be able to physically lift, bend, stretch and pull a person. 
• Be able to communicate via email and over the phone to a high standard. 
• Be able to cook and clean. 
• Have very strong organisational skills (Personal Assistant or Secretarial experience is a plus).
• Be able to keep detailed records and notes regarding individual's day to day care.
• Be able to take initiative and develop routines and improvements to the care environment without much direction.
• Having knowledge of statutory and community services that can offer additional support preferred.
• Having a valid driver’s license and be able to drive preferred.
• Ability to obtain an enhanced DBS (employer paid).
• Be respectful and interested to learn about her specific disability and needs.
• Respect her autonomy, independence, and dignity.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Maintain standard precautions, including health precautions to avoid exposing her to illness.
• Ability to commute/relocate: London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required).

• Hours: up to 20 hours per week.

• If this sounds like you, please get in touch by emailing ebcarerjob@gmail.com with your CV and a covering message.
• This post is open to female candidates only, under the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9 Sections 39 and 40.
• Please note: the successful applicant will be employed directly by the client and not by Islington council.