GS09/22/DR Personal Assistant / Care Assistant

Personal Budgets Support Service; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A personal assistance service in Wellingborough seeks a Personal Assistant to support a gentleman with mobility issues. The role involves providing companionship and assistance with daily activities. Candidates should be honest, reliable, and possess a good sense of humour. Flexibility in hours is offered, with generally fixed hours on Thursdays and Fridays.

Qualifications

• Honest and reliable individual required.
• Ability to build good relationships.
• Patience and good attitude necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the employer with daily activities.
• Provide companionship when the partner is absent.
• Assist with mobility as needed.

Skills

Good sense of humour

Ability to build relationships based on trust

Patience

Understanding of Equality and Diversity

Reliability

Job description

Overview

Position: Personal Assistant / Care Assistant

Job reference: GS09/22/DR

Hours

6 hours a week (generally worked as 10.00am to 1pm on Thursday and Friday). Hours can be flexible and could change going forward. To be discussed further at interview.

Rate

£12.21 per hour

Area

Bozeat, Wellingborough (NN29 Area)

About the employer

The employer is a gentleman living with his partner, son, and pet cat in the Bozeat area of Northamptonshire.

The employer had a substantial stroke several years ago which has left him with left side weakness. The employer needs support to move around inside and outside his home environment. He uses a manual wheelchair.

The employer would like his Personal Assistant (PA) to support him with things that he enjoys. The employer is very sociable and would like the companionship of a PA when his partner is not present. The employer has a great knowledge of sport, building/construction works and wildlife. He loves comedy and music. The employer also likes to go to the local pub on nice weather days to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air.

The Personal Assistant will receive training to competently move the employer (to be discussed further at interview).

Due to the support the employer needs there are no main duties as such, and this will be discussed further at interview.

Additional employment information

The successful applicant will be honest and reliable. Have a good sense of humour. Will have the ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect. Will need patience, be easy going and understand Equality and Diversity.

Full references and enhanced DBS check will be required

Car driver not essential.

Please note you will be directly employed by the person (or their representative) that you will be assisting. The Council is not the employer.

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