Personal Assistant – 77410GA

Disability North; Cleadon; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Disability North in the United Kingdom is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant to support a 30-year-old wheelchair-using lady in Cleadon. The role is 12 hours a week, flexibly agreed at interview, with pay at age-related national minimum wage up to £13.43 per hour.

A driver is essential and permission to work in the UK is required. Your duties include assisting with outings, cooking, cleaning, dressing and bathing, and organising the home, helping with mental health and wellbeing, and

Qualifications

• 12 hours per week, flexible schedule to be agreed at interview.
• Driver Essential requirement for the role.
• Must have permission to work in the U.K.

Responsibilities

• Support with small outings, such as coffee, shopping and walking the dog.
• Assist with everyday tasks: cooking, cleaning, dressing and bathing, and organising the home.

Skills

Driving

Empathy

Flexible / adaptable

Communication

Job description

Hours: 12 hours a week to be used flexibly (to be agreed at interview)

Area: Cleadon, South Tyneside

Rate of pay: Age related national minimum wage up to £13.43 per hour

Driver Essential

We have a 30-year-old lady who is a wheelchair user who lives with her partner and their little dog, who suffers from anxiety, PTSD and depression. She also suffers from a condition that causes abdominal pain.

Due to mental health, this lady rarely gets out of the house and would like support with small outings, such as going for a coffee, shopping and walking the dog.

She would also like assistance with everyday tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, dressing and bathing, and organising the home.

Her condition varies from day to day, having some good days and some bad days, so the PA would need to have a level of empathy and understanding due to the complexity of her health conditions. This lady’s physical health can be unpredictable, a flare-up in her condition can mean plans would have to be changed at short notice.

The PA would be responsible for encouraging and motivating this lady in order to maintain her mental health and wellbeing. She enjoys gaming, baking, crafting, is a dog lover and a Mrs Hinch fan, so enjoys cleaning on her good days.

A female PA is preferable, but this lady is open to either a male or female PA.

A driver is essential for this role.

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.