Interviewing NOW -- Live In Caretaker & Companion

logan street near acushnet avenue, New Bedford MA

Description

This is a live-in opportunity where we would be sharing my 2-bedroom loft apartment. Google "The Lofts at Wamsutta Mills in New Bedford" for the location. I am a 41-year old male who is paralyzed from a hoverboard accident in 2016 from the chest line down. I am looking to hire a live-in roommate, companion & assistant. You do not need to have a medical or nursing background, but need to be a mature, compassionate and caring individual. The right candidate will be fully trained by my existing assistant. The job is not complicated and will require: - Helping me manage my spinal cord injury related medicines and associated withdrawal symptoms. The ultimate goal is to limit my medicines down to a minimum. - An encouraging attitude and energy to help motivate me to gain as much independence as possible as a paraplegic, to push forward and remain positive. - Upkeep of the apartment including cleaning, organization, healthy cooking, grocery shopping, laundry and maintaining stock of medical supplies. Basically things I'm unable to accomplish on my own. - Personal care, which might include bedside body wash, shaving and assistance with colostomy care if I am unable to do it on my own. - Inspecting my body for any skin wounds or pressure sores. - Help to keep me organized. Good memory and organizational skills are a must. - Occasionally driving to appointments and running random errands, such as return shipping of online packages, etc. - Light physical therapy; assistance with stretching and exercises. - Ability to lift up to 40 pounds to load my manual wheelchair into the car. The job does not require 24/7 monitoring or babysitting. We will create a schedule that works for the both of us and we will make sure that there will be a backup to fill in for you so that you can take time off. You are welcome to study or potentially even work from home, as long as all the job priorities are covered. The ideal candidate will be mature, compassionate, intelligent, clean, without any illicit addictions, with a solid sense of responsibility and attention to detail. Prior to being offered the job, the selected candidates will undergo a CORI criminal background check and priority will be given to those who are willing to share their creditworthiness (i.e. Credit Karma score etc). This is simply to root out candidates who are on the run from collection agencies. No drama please! To apply, please share (1) your favorite cuisine in the SUBJECT of your email to root out spammers; (2) a brief intro about why you think you'd be a good fit for the job and (3) make sure to include your mobile number. If you are a potential match, I will contact you to coordinate a video interview via text from a 212 area code phone number.