Personal Assistant

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking Personal Assistants to provide support for vulnerable adults and children. This rewarding role involves assisting individuals in their daily tasks, fostering independence, and improving their quality of life. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a compassionate approach.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable adults or children is beneficial.
• Ability to work on initiative and manage time effectively is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily life activities.
• Organize social and physical activities.
• Assist with appointments and personal care if needed.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Interpersonal Skills

Patience

Job description

Description

Hours and Working days:Varied

Location:Various locations within Stoke-on-Trent

You’ll work directly with one or more individuals to help them with various aspects of their daily life, to help them live as independently as possible. There are a range of Personal Assistant opportunities to support vulnerable adults and / or children.

You’ll be employed directly by an individual who’s managing and paying for their own care via a social care direct payment or personal budget. Personal Assistants usually support individuals in their own home or to go out in to the community.

You can be employed directly by one employer or a number of different people. This is a rewarding career supporting people and making a difference to people’s lives.

Your role might include:

organising and supporting individuals with their social and physical activities booking and going with individuals to appointments helping individuals to get to work, college or university helping with personal care such as showering and dressing (although not all PA roles involve personal care) supporting with tasks around the house such as shopping, cleaning and cooking monitoring their health, for example measuring body temperatures or administering medication. managing a team of PAs if you’re in a Senior PA role.

Skills Required:

the ability to work on your own initiative good listening and communication skills flexibility and time management good interpersonal skills to work with someone on a one to one basis. patience and understanding of the individuals’ care / support needs approachable, polite and punctual It might also be useful to have experience working in a similar role or with vulnerable adults or children. You could gain this experience through a work placement, from your personal life, through volunteering or as part of a traineeship orapprenticeship.

Competitive rates of pay.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for all Personal Assistant roles. If the Personal Assistant role is working with children, successful applicants also need to complete level 1 Safeguarding training.

If you are interested in this opportunity please send any queries and / or your CV [e-mail] please call the Independent Living Service Team at Stoke-on-Trent City Council on 01782 232124.