Personal Assistant/Care support

LCC Direct Payment Recipient; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A personal care service provider in Lutterworth is seeking a personal assistant to support a client with daily living tasks and personal care. The ideal candidate should be reliable, patient, and proactive, with an understanding of the client's medical conditions. This role includes assistance with personal care, meal preparation, and mobility support. The position offers benefits such as paid annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

5.6 weeks paid annual leave

Pension contributions

DBS paid by funding authority

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care support is preferred.
• Ability to assist with daily living tasks.
• Understanding of the client's medical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Support the client with personal care.
• Assist with daily living tasks like cooking and cleaning.
• Help the client with mobility using mobility aids.

Skills

Reliability

Patience

Proactiveness

Job description

Overview

Supporting independence at the weekends. An individual requires support with enhancing their life.

Responsibilities

• To support the client with personal care.
• The client requires support with daily living tasks including meals, drinks, changing bed sheets, laundry and essential cleaning tasks, and to do shopping.

Client information

Client main diagnosis: Spinal Spondylosis, Osteoporosis, High blood pressure, Severe fatigue, Low mood and anxiety, Asthma, Osteoarthritis, Cellulitis, Sleep apnoea, recurrent urine tract infections, Catheter in situ and restricted movement in left shoulder.

Moving and Handling

• The client mobilises very short distances with two sticks.
• Wheelchair for longer distances.

Client enjoys

Client enjoys watching television.

This opportunity is suited for someone who is reliable, patient, and proactive.

Application

Genuine applicants only please.

Benefits for an employed PA

• 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Pension, Tax and NI contributions

DBS paid for by funding authority, (if you don’t already have a certificate).

Additional information

Role subject to interview and references.