Personal Assistant (CR)

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,664,000 - 23,419,000; Part time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a 56-year-old female in Guisborough with daily tasks and social activities. The role covers personal care, domestic duties and accompanying to appointments, with 24 hours 15 minutes of work per week.

Applicants should have care experience, moving and handling training, and be reliable, discreet, and able to travel. A driving licence and car insurance are preferred; female applicants only due to the role.

Qualifications

• Previous care and support experience required.
• Experience using moving and handling equipment.
• Female applicants only due to the role's nature.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care: washing, dressing, continence care.
• Support with meals, shopping, cooking, cleaning, laundry.
• Assist with appointments and social activities.
• Encourage hobbies and mobility as advised.

Skills

Driving license

Car & insurance

Moving & handling training

Confidentiality

Relationship building

Job description

To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable the employer who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.

About the employer:

Our client is a 56-year-old female living in the Guisborough area who is looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to provide support for 24 hours and 15 minutes per week.

Our client as limited mobility since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis several years ago.

keep in touch and socialise with family and friends

attend medical appointments if required

do hobbies such as history, crafts, gardening and reading

Personal care: Support with washing, teeth cleaning, dressing, continence care, exercises/physiotherapy.

Domestic duties: Support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, cleaning, changing linen, laundry, ironing and gardening.

These duties may vary from day-to-day.

Type of person that you/they are looking for:

• Values: someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality & diversity.
• Specific requirements: someone with previous care & support experience.
• Experience using moving & handling equipment.
• Other: due to the nature of this role including personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.

Hours of work:

24 hours & 15 minutes per week – times to be discussed

Rate of pay:

£12.21 per hour

Skills, qualifications, and experience

• driving licence
• car and appropriate insurance
• moving & handling training
• confidentiality
• good at building relationships

Preferred:

• a good listener
• ability to support people with complex care & support needs.

**PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS BASED IN GUISBOROUGH TS14**

Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.

This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.