Experience in employing self employed person carer

[tomster]

Hi

Looking for any advice in terms of what is required e.g insurance, pension, right to work, DBS , anything else to employ a self employed carer.

 

[beansprout]

Should have public liability by insurance, references from clients, years of experience, qualifications.

If self employed, pension not your problem. On top of what you have mentioned.

Hours of work? Day rate or hourly.

[Pugwash]

Is this to be a live in carer? if so you will need to establish hours of work, daily 'time off'.

If full time live in carer you will need to employ another carer as relief.

One of my clients had a live in carer plus 2 others     rota was carer A main carer - had 3/4 hours off each day when carer B took over.

Carer A had one week off in 4 when carer B moved in and did same hours as carer A, but carer C came daily to cover breaks, then it went back to normal routine.

Need to have Moving and Handling training and certification. Also if needing to use hoist will need training  and depending on hoist may need 2 people.