Job title: Personal Assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Guisborough, TS14
Job purpose:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable 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 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 has limited mobility since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis several years ago.
Main duties:
* 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
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.
Specific requirements: someone with previous care & support experience. Experience using moving & handling equipment.
Other: due to the nature of this role including personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.
Terms of employment:
Hours of work: 24 hours & 15 minutes per week – times to be discussed
Rate of pay: £12.21 per hour
Skills, qualifications, and experience:
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.
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