Hourly Care Assistant for English Literature Student Oxford

Skook Management Consulting; Oxford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A support services agency is seeking a caring Personal Assistant for a university student at Oxford. The role involves assisting with personal care, domestic duties, and supporting the client in social activities. Successful candidates should be friendly, organized, and able to communicate well. Training provided, and a clean driving license is preferred. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on a young adult's university experience.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in English.
• Clean driving license preferred.
• Responsible and respectful of client's privacy.

Responsibilities

• Assistance with personal care.
• Domestic duties like cooking, cleaning, and shopping.
• Accompanying client to appointments and events.

Skills

Friendly

Organized

Good sense of humor

Good communication skills

Ability to follow instructions

Calm under pressure

Physically fit

Job description

Hourly Care Assistant for English Literature Student Oxford University

Are you a recent graduate and not sure what to do next? Or are you someone with a passion for making a positive impact in their lives? AskJules are recruiting on behalf of our client, a university student, who is going to the University of Oxford in September. Our client is looking for a team of like-minded care assistants to support her with personal care and daily living.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help make a positive impact on a young adult's life. Job Title: Care/Personal Assistant, Location: Oxford, OX1 3PN, Start Date: ASAP, Work pattern: Between 36-48 hours per week, a mixture of days and nights on a two-week rolling rota, Rate of Pay: £16.00 per hour.

Care experience is not essential for this role as full training will be provided. Our client will be starting her first year at Oxford University from September, studying a degree in English Literature. She is a full-time electric wheelchair user and requires support in all aspects of her daily life.

She wants to study English Literature due to her passion for reading and finding connections between texts. Her favorite authors are JRR Tolkien, Jane Austen, and the Brontës. She enjoys cooking and experimenting with new recipes. She loves singing and hopes to join the college choir. She is adventurous and looking forward to exploring all aspects of university life, including travel opportunities, academic events, debates, and parties.

About Our Client

I am looking forward to living away from home for the first time. I need my personal assistants to be responsible, flexible, and friendly. I want you to help me live independently and have the normal university experience. I have been swimming since I was a toddler and I hope that I will be able to continue this in Oxford.

I am bilingual (speaking English and German) and lived in Berlin for a year with my family when younger. I enjoy visiting new places and I am really excited by the prospect of moving to an entirely new city. I want to make the most of my experience in Oxford, going to the cinema, theatre, bars, and clubs, and participating in university societies as well as focusing on my academic studies.

About The Job

You will provide our client's health and social support. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a positive difference to somebody else's life and to assist our client to achieve her goals and ambitions. This job offers the prospect of meaning and job satisfaction.

This role goes far beyond simply care work and includes all the fun things you'd expect a first-year university student to be doing, like getting out and socializing, whether that be cinema, going out for meals, or other general activities! Care experience is NOT required as full training in our client's particular requirements will be provided.

Duties Will Include

• Assistance with personal care
• Domestic duties, cooking, cleaning, and shopping
• Accompanying our client to appointments and events
• Supporting around university and beyond
• Support with traveling and accessing venues

Qualities our client is looking for in a PA

• Friendly, chatty, and responsible
• Physically fit, not overbearing, organized, and respectful of our client's privacy
• Have the ability to work on your own initiative
• Have a good sense of humor
• Able to follow instructions
• Be calm under pressure
• Have good and clear communication skills
• Be fluent in English
• Be clean and tidy in both your appearance and ways
• Hold a clean driving license (preferred but not essential)

If you would like to apply for this position, please describe your interests in your covering letter. AskJules is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. All applicants must be willing to undergo the appropriate screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

AskJules are agents for university students with physical disabilities who choose to employ Personal Assistants to provide their student support and personal care.