P/T Wonderful Caregiver/Assistant for Disabled Yogini/Bodyworker

wade near victoria, Los Angeles CA

Description

One or possibly two Caregiver / Assistants needed for our 33 year old daughter who has cerebral palsy. You don’t not need prior experience working with a disabled person. You do need to be kind, patient, caring, have good energy, be very reliable, have great work ethic and be physically strong (I don't mean muscle bound). A good sense of humor helps. Goofiness can be a plus! Our daughter is a very sweet, interesting, ambitious and talented young woman who is very physically challenged with cerebral palsy. She LOVES yoga and practices 4 or 5 times per week. She also enjoys meditation, giving and getting massages, reading poetry, listening to music and hanging out with loved ones. While she is physically active, her disability is such that she can walk only with assistance, has limited use of her hands (so cannot feed herself), and cannot speak verbally, but communicates with either the use of a computer speech device or by using a unique method we call "partner-assisted spelling." This job includes the following tasks: 1. Putting our daughter through a morning stretch routine (if you are doing a morning shift) 2. Taking her out to her sanctuary type yard for a jacuzzi and for sunning if the weather is nice. 3. Feeding her. 4. Cooking healthy organic meals. 5. Occasional light assistance with her computer. 6. Showering her. (For this reason she prefers females only) 7. Taking her to the bathroom. (For this reason also she prefers females only) 8. Some shifts might include assisting our daughter by positioning her around a mat on the floor when she gives massage. 9. If you are a massage / bodywork practitioner, possibly giving her massages. No worries if not. 10. If you are a yoga practitioner, possibly putting her through a yoga practice. No worries if not. 11. Kitchen clean up 12. Other light clean up such as making the bed and sweeping around the dining table. 13. Driving her places and possibly accompanying her to family/social events. 14 Being a good companion 15. You would also be learning our daughter's communication and utilizing our daughter's communication method so your English must be good. Here is a video made about Eden a couple of years ago when she was doing sculpture: (Just as a note, I have included video so people can learn a bit about our daughter, but she is not seeking an art assistant at this time). It is essential that our person be completely reliable. Our daughter needs a stable environment she can thrive in. We can't afford to have anyone who is flaky in anyway! While no full body lifting is needed for our daughter, you do need to be strong to move our daughter around. Fortunately, our daughter is quite small (weighing approximately 73 lbs) but it still does take strength to move her around. Having your own exercise practice is helpful. If you have any issues with your back, this is NOT a good job for you. Below are times for shifts available. If you can't do them all, that's okay, please let us know what you can do. If you are interested and think you could be the right person and have other times available, please let us know what they are. Mostly we are trying to build the right team and might be able to shift things around. We are looking for someone who will be around for a year or more. There is too much training involved for someone who will only be around for a few months! Mondays ~ 9am - 5pm AND/OR 5pm - 10ish pm Tuesdays ~ 5pm -10 pm Thursdays ~ 9 am - 2pm Saturdays ~ 10am - 6pm AND/OR 6pm - 10ish pm You must be able to work legally in United States. We do not pay under the table. Please write and tell us about yourself. This job includes the following tasks: 1. Putting our daughter through a morning stretch routine (if you are doing a morning shift) 2. Taking her out to her sanctuary type yard for a jacuzzi and for sunning if the weather is nice. 3. Feeding her. 4. Cooking healthy organic meals. 5. Occasional light assistance with her computer. 6. Showering her. (For this reason she prefers females only) 7. Some shifts could include assisting our daughter by positioning her around a mat on the floor when she gives massage. 8. Taking her to the bathroom. (For this reason also she prefers females only) 9. Kitchen clean up 10.Other light clean up such as making the bed and sweeping around the dining table. 11. Driving her places and possibly accompanying her to family/social events. 12. Being a good companion 13. If you are a massage / bodywork practitioner, possibly giving her massages 14. If you are a yoga practitioner, possibly putting her through a yoga practice. 15. You would also be learning our daughter's communication and utilizing our daughter's communication method so your English must be good. Here is a video made about Eden a couple of years ago when she was doing sculpture: (Just as a note, I have included video so people can learn a bit about our daughter, but she is not seeking an art assistant at this time). It is essential that our person be completely reliable. Our daughter needs a stable environment she can thrive in. We can't afford to have anyone who is flaky in anyway! While no full body lifting is needed for our daughter, you do need to be strong to move our daughter around. Fortunately, our daughter is quite small (weighing approximately 73 lbs) but it still does take strength to move her around. Having your own exercise practice is helpful. If you have any issues with your back, this is NOT a good job for you. Below are times for shifts available. If you can't do them all, that's okay, please let us know what you can do. If you are the right person and have other times available, please let us know. We are trying to build the right team and might be able to shift things around. Mondays ~ 9am - 5pm AND/OR 5pm - 10ish pm Tuesdays ~ 5pm -10 pm Thursdays ~ 9 am - 2pm Saturdays ~ 10am - 6pm AND/OR 6pm - 10ish pm You must be able to work legally in United States. Please write and tell us about yourself.