Female Personal Assistant - CHPNCL

Disability North; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Disability North requires a Female Personal Assistant to support a friendly lady in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role covers mornings and lunchtime calls, seven days a week, with a 14-hour weekly commitment. Duties include getting her up, dressing, showering, preparing breakfast for her children, prompting medications, and assisting with meals and light housework.

The position involves flexible scheduling and may be shared between two PAs. An enhanced DBS and references are required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a personal assistant or caregiver preferred.
• Female candidate preferred due to occupational requirement.
• DBS check required and references satisfactory.

Responsibilities

• Assist with getting up, dressing and showering in the morning.
• Prepare breakfast for two children before school.
• Promote and monitor medication and daily fluids.
• Assist with lunch and general household tasks as needed.
• Cover duties when other PA is unavailable.

Skills

Personal care

Meal prep

Medication prompting

Light housekeeping

Reliability

Job description

Hours: 14 hours per week consisting of morning and lunch time calls, 7 days per week. Job share available

Morning call – approx. 7.30-8.00am for 1 hour

Lunch time call – approx. 12noon for 1 hour.

Rate of Pay: £14.00 per hour

Location: Great Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Personal Assistant required to support a friendly lady, who due to ME and Fibromyalgia lives with chronic pain and fatigue, requires support with everyday tasks. You will assist with getting up in the morning, support with getting dressed and showering in the mornings, preparing breakfast for her two children before they go to school and general household tasks.

You will prompt with medication and ensure she is safe and has fluids for the day until the lunch time call begins. This will include tasks such as preparing lunch and household tasks as needed as well as prompting with medication.

As the hours are to be worked over 7 days a week, the hours can be split between 2 PAs. You will be expected to provide sick and holiday cover.

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.

An enhanced DBS will be required for this role and any offer of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory references and DBS.

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.