Overview
Job title: Personal Assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Loftus, TS13
Job purpose: To assist with a variety of tasks which will assist the employer who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
About the employer
Our client is looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to provide support for 16 hours per week with social and domestic duties.
Our client suffers from chronic fatigue which can slow down her speech also, Neural Sensory Impairment, a perforated eardrum and left sided weakness.
Responsibilities
* Social duties: Keep in touch and socialise with family and friends; Support to access the local community; Attend medical appointments if required
* Domestic duties: Support and supervise when preparing meals, to help promote independence; Support to maintain the home environment & changing bedding and doing the laundry
* These duties may vary from day-to-day.
Type of person that you/they are looking for
* 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.
Hours of work
16 hours per week – Times to be discussed
Rate of pay
£12.21 per hour
Skills, qualifications, and experience
* Essential: Full UK driving licence
* Car and appropriate insurance
* Previous care/support worker experience
* Confidentiality
* Good at building relationships
* Good communicator
* A good listener
* Ability to support people with complex support needs
* Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.
This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.
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