Female Personal Care Assistant Ref: BK/LD/3-25

GCIL North Lanarkshire; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care service provider is seeking a Female Personal Care Assistant to support a 63-year-old lady in Peacehaven. The role involves personal care, meal preparation, and light housework for a flexible 16.5 hours per week. An essential component is having a Full UK Manual Driving Licence. The position offers £13.50 per hour, increasing to £14.50 after 6 months, with guaranteed employment rights.

Qualifications

• Relevant care experience is essential.
• Proactive and innovative approach to support.
• Full UK Manual Driving Licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care needs.
• Support with dressing and skin care.
• Help prepare meals and healthy snacks.
• Provide general housework support.
• Facilitate simple exercise activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Caring nature

Flexibility

Ability to drive manual vehicle

Job description

Female Personal Care Assistant required to assist Mary who is a 63‑year‑old lady living in the Gartcosh area of North Lanarkshire.

I’m looking for someone with a friendly nature and good interpersonal skills, hardworking, honest and a good sense of humour so therefore the person would have to have a desire to work within a Caring role.

My hobbies and interests are: Archery, Photography (I’m looking into doing a College Course next year), Gardening, I grow my own fruit and vegetables. I love playing Computer games like Mahjong and the 5 different types of Solitaire which keeps my mind active and if I have time I enjoy reading.

You would be required to provide one‑to‑one care and assistance within my home and in the community, including attending to my personal care and participation in social activities. Your duties would involve assisting with tasks such as:

• Attending to some personal care needs
• Support with dressing
• Checking skin and applying cream as necessary
• Help to prepare meals (Lunch and evening meals) and healthy snacks
• Hoisting – using my ceiling hoist
• Moving and assisting – pushing manual wheelchair
• General housework, keeping house tidy, loading dishwasher, brushing floors, ironing, changing bedding every week
• Help me to keep up to date with simple exercise for losing weight and Archery
• Any other daily living tasks to promote independent living

Must take a proactive and innovative approach to support and encourage the individual to be involved in activities suited to their needs.

Driver with Full UK Manual Driving Licence is essential and you will be required to drive my manual mobility vehicle.

Relevant care experience is essential, and training can be given.

Hours of Work (with a degree of flexibility)

Recruiting for 1 position.

Guaranteed permanent position of 16.5 hours per week.

Days and times:
Alternative days job shared with current Personal Assistant, for example:
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Week 2: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Hours can be flexible and will be discussed at interview.

Hourly rate:
£13.50 per hour, will increase to £14.50 after 6 months.

If you are selected for the next stage of the recruitment process a member of the GCIL North Lanarkshire Team will be in touch to arrange the next steps.

If you are successfully hired; you will be employed directly by a Private Employer and will be entitled to all statutory rights as set out by Employment Law such as paid holidays and statutory sick pay (where eligible).

For more information please contact:
GCIL North Lanarkshire
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