Personal Assistant / Care Assistant

Personal Budgets Support Service; Rushden; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Personal Budgets Support Service in Rushden is seeking a reliable Personal Assistant to help with daily tasks at home and occasional social activities. You will support with household chores, shopping, cooking, personal care, and dressing, while respecting independence and dignity.

You'll need a car with full licence and be willing to obtain business cover. The role is direct employment by the client, with flexible hours and banked hours for longer trips as discussed at interview.

Qualifications

• Must have car with full licence and be willing to obtain business cover for motor insurance.
• Able to assist with household tasks and personal care while respecting independence.
• Flexible, trustworthy and able to take direction with a sense of humour.

Responsibilities

• Assist with general household tasks (vacuuming, tidying, cleaning).
• Assist with cooking or preparing sandwiches.
• Provide personal care and dressing assistance as needed.
• Weekly shopping assistance and helping with packing/unpacking at home; accompany to social activities or visits.
• Support with attending GP appointments.
• Banked hours may be used for longer trips; discussed at interview.
• Employee will be directly employed by the client; the council is not the employer.

Skills

Empathetic

Flexible

Trustworthy

Good sense of humour

Tools

Car ownership

Job description

• To assist with general household tasks i.e. vacuuming, tidying, cleaning bathroom/kitchen, washing & ironing etc.
• On occasion help with cooking, or preparing sandwiches.
• Personal care on occasion and to assist with dressing.
• Once a week to assist me with my shopping taking me and helping me pack and unpack again at home or on occasion taking me out for social activities or visiting friends or relatives.
• Support with attending GP's attending.
• Banked hours may be used for trips further afield to be discussed at interview.
• A car owner driver with full licence is therefore essential. You must have/be willing to get Business cover on your motor insurance policy (proof will be required)
• Any other task which the employer may reasonably ask you to do which falls within the scope of the job as a Personal Assistant.

Additional employment information

The successful applicant will be friendly, able to give empathetic support, while respecting the employer's independence but also able to take instruction. Must be flexible, trustworthy with a good sense of humour. Please note you will be directly employed by the person (or their representative) that you will be assisting. The Council is not the employer.