Personal Assistant

Penderels Trust; Grantham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support service in Grantham is seeking a personal assistant to provide care and assistance for a disabled individual. The role involves supporting personal care, meal preparation, and household chores, with the need for flexibility in working hours. The ideal candidate will be honest, reliable, and must have their own transport. Previous caring experience is not essential, but a genuine interest in supporting individuals with disabilities is important.

Qualifications

• Must be a car driver with own transport and business insurance.
• Previous caring experience preferred but not essential.
• Flexibility in working hours is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care and daily activities.
• Assist with meal preparation and household chores.
• Develop a trusting working relationship with the individual.
• Provide support with caring for pets.
• Maintain safety and report any hazards or defects.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Punctuality

Confidentiality

Ability to follow instructions

Patience

Empathy

Good listening skills

Job description

About the Employer

Personal assistant to help in busy household with disabled mum of teenage boy with autism. Need personal care post surgery and assistance with food preparation, general house duties and laundry. Own transport as village with no public transport. This is a household with pets. Assistance in mornings for 1 or 2 mornings a week, days may be negotiable. Pay is under review currently.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Mobility / Physical

Other relevant information

• The individual keeps pets in the home. 4 cats and one dog.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with gardening.

The individual's needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Transport Requirement

Car driver and car owner – must have business insurance.

Required Skills

• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.

To be a car driver with use of a car.

When you are Required

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.