Hours: 15 hours per week including weekends
Area: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Hours: £14.00 per hour
Car driver preferred
Our client is currently looking for an experienced female personal assistant to assist her within the home and out in the community.
Karen has a variety of physical disabilities and requires assistance with personal care, accessing the community and household tasks. Karen is bubbly and outgoing with a good sense of humour, she lives with her husband, children who are older, and her pet dog who enjoys being made a fuss of.
The role will include supporting and assisting Karen with showering, hair washing and other personal care where required, she enjoys visiting Kingston Park to browse the shops and grab a coffee or two and, in the summer months, enjoys a trip to the beach. Karen is a talented crochet hobbyist and makes amazing garments and novelty items. She enjoys true crime programmes, YouTube cold case videos and reality TV, she also enjoys all genres of music.
This role will require you to assist and complete household tasks especially laundry and bed changing, and to assist Karen to complete light duties including hoovering and general cleaning on occasion. You may be required to assist Karen in simple meal preparations or prepare a meal for Karen if she is unable to.
A car driver is preferred for this role and business insurance would be required.
Karen is looking for someone to become part of the family dynamics, so a good sense of humour and the ability to engage with the other members of her family, including the dog, is essential.
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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.