Personal Assistant (PA)/Support Worker Job ref. Support Worker PUR-130-896 – Self Employed or PAYE considered About the Direct Payment Holder Support required for a middle aged lady with epilepsy who needs help being out and about in the community. J has epilepsy and the seizures are helped by medication but not controlled. J cannot leave the house alone due to the type of seizures and medication memory problems, she also has some co-ordination difficulties. Hours and rate of pay hours Up to 10 hours per week paid at £14.20 per hour. Some flexibility when hours are worked but Tuesday afternoon will be required Location March – PE15 DBS/Checks Confirmation of DBS check Right to Work and references will be needed. What you would be doing… Accompanying J in the community, keeping her safe and managing her seizures, the seizures are mostly absence seizures where she becomes disorientated and unaware of her surroundings. Accompanying J to doctors appointments and making notes of what is said to share with J’s family. Filling J’s Pivotal meds fortnightly, meaning J can be independent with her medication. Required skills and experience Some experience of epilepsy is preferred – training will be provided. It is important you are a patient person, someone who can be with J and looking out for her in a discreet way, not making it obvious J has a PA. It is important that you can manage the unexpected, J’s seizures are unpredictable in nature. Please send a CV (with 2 references) and a covering letter explaining why you would suit this role. Thank you. * Sponsorship is not available for this role * * No agencies please * Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .