Hours: 10 hours per week with possibility of additional hours
Rate of Pay: £15.00 per hour
Area: Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Hi, I am a woman with a high-level Spinal Cord Injury (Tetraplegia) looking for a Personal Assistant to join my existing team on a part time basis. I live in Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne with my husband, our teenage daughter and small, friendly dog. Some of the things I enjoy are growing vegetables, experimental cooking and drinking tea, but you don’t have to share my interests to be good at this job.
You will be joining a team of PAs, who mainly work a variety of shifts during the week, and occasionally I might need you to work at the weekend. In addition, there will be PA holiday and sickness to cover.
Brief details of the job
I need assistance with all aspects of daily living: transfers to and from wheelchair using a hoist or transfer board. Personal care. Food preparation. Walking my dog. Gardening. Driving my car. Shopping and accompanying me to appointments.
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There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.
This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.
At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.