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UKCIL Ltd.; Brandon; On-site; CAD 49,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd. is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a lady in Weeting. You would cover holidays and sickness, assisting with daily living, meals, personal care, and social activities. DBS check and references will be required, with probationary terms discussed at interview.

The role involves promoting wellbeing, supporting independence, and helping with appointments and community activities in a sensitive, respectful manner.

Qualifications

• Confident and comfortable around multiple dogs.
• Friendly, reliable and confident in social situations.
• Patient and understanding.
• Literate (reading/writing).
• Experience in physical and mental health desirable but not essential.
• Flexible due to cover position.

Responsibilities

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Social and Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent
• Self Employed

Skills

Dog-friendly

Social skills

Patience

Empathy

Literacy

Health-care awareness

Flexibility

Job description

Personal Assistant required for lady in Weeting @ £13.35ph Holiday and sickness cover

Job description: Listed below are details of the purpose and general tasks of the job. It is advisable to refer to this when submitting your application for the post.

Job Purpose: Social care opportunity has become available to work as a personal assistant for a disabled lady with physical and mental health issues in the Weeting area. You would be asked to cover any holidays and sickness. The lady's conditions have rapidly declined, leaving her very vulnerable.

Location: Weeting, IP27

Details:

• Meal preparation – Cooking and encouragement to eat.
• Support in maintaining good personal hygiene
• Support in the community – Food shopping, attend medical appointments, collecting prescriptions, and visiting family and friends.
• Motivational support – Promoting positive mental health & Wellbeing
• Social support – Lady suffers with social anxiety. Support is required in all aspects of socialisation.
• Admin support – Read, explain, and manage emails, post, and bills
• Medication support – Check if medication has been taken and to prompt/administer where necessary.
• Domestic care – light housework, laundry, bed change, ensuring pathways are clear due to her condition making her unbalanced.

Person specification: Listed below are the skills, competencies and qualities that are essential and desirable for the post. My assessment of these, both on application and at interview, will be the main factor in determining if you are successful. Please refer to these when submitting your application.

Requirements:

• Confident and comfortable around multiple dogs
• Friendly-Reliable- Confident in social situations
• Patient
• Understanding
• Literate
• Experience in physical and mental health would be desirable but not essential
• Flexible due to this being a cover position

Summary terms and conditions:

• The rate of pay for this position is £13.35 per hour for employed and £16.11 per hour for self-employed.
• Hours and times of work: Holiday and sickness cover.
• Time discussed further at interview.
• Other duties will be discussed if/when deemed appropriate but everything that will be expected will be explained prior to acceptance of the position.
• The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.
• The post is subject to the following:
  • A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.
  • Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.
  • Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 3 months.

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent
• Self Employed

Training

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Moving & Handling

To be discussed at the Interview / Next stage – Competitive rate (dependent on experience)