Job title: Personal assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Guisborough TS14
To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable the person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
This role involves overnight support.
Our client is a 56-year-old female living in the Guisborough area who is looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to provide support for 24 hours and 15 minutes per week.
Our client as limited mobility since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis several years ago.
Social duties:
- keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
- attend medical appointments if required
- do hobbies such as history, crafts, gardening and reading
Personal care: Support with washing, teeth cleaning, dressing, continence care, exercises/physiotherapy.
Domestic duties: Support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, cleaning, changing linen, laundry, ironing and gardening.
- Values: someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality & diversity.
- Specific requirements: someone with previous care & support experience. Experience using moving & handling equipment.
- Other: Due to the nature of this role including medical & personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only
Hours of work: 24 hours & 15 minutes per week – times to be discussed
Rate of pay:£12.71 per hour
Essential:
- driving licence
- car and appropriate insurance
- previous care & support experience
- moving & handling training
- confidentiality
- good at building relationships
Preferred:
- computer literate
- good communicator
- a good listener
- ability to support people with complex care & support needs.
Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.
This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.
