Care Assistant

What you’ll do

This role offers the rewarding opportunity to support a lovely and intelligent male adult with a spinal cord injury in his own home. You will be working with, and supported by, an experienced care team. Your responsibilities will include good communication skills, personal care, medication administration, moving and positioning, food preparation, and cleaning. This gentleman enjoys gaming and music. You’ll be part of a supportive environment that values their interests and independence.
By providing compassionate, skilled care, you’ll make a real difference to this gentleman to live more comfortably and independently every day.

Spinal Cord injury

A spinal cord injury involves damage to any part of the spinal cord. It also can include damage to nerves at the end of the spinal cord, known as the cauda equina. The spinal cord sends and receives signals between the brain and the rest of the body. A spinal cord injury often causes permanent changes in strength, feeling and other body functions below the site of the injury.

People who have had a spinal cord injury also may experience mental, emotional and social side effects