Personal Assistant (SK)

Barrie Bookkeeping & Payroll Solution; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Barrie Bookkeeping & Payroll Solution is seeking a compassionate care and support worker to assist a gentleman living with his wife and children in Wolverhampton (East Park). Duties include helping with personal care, mobility, accompanying to activities, light domestic duties, shopping, and meal preparation. A car driver with a valid license and insurance is required.

Hours: 6 per week, £14.20 per hour. DBS checks and employment references are required; position may move to an alternative

Qualifications

• Driving licence.
• Car and appropriate insurance.
• Confidentiality.
• Good at building relationships.
• A good listener.
• Ability to support people with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, dressing and undressing, and mobility.
• Accompany to activities, appointments, and social events.
• Light domestic duties including shopping, meal prep, and serving food.
• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Drive or accompany employer to activities when needed.

Skills

Driving licence

Car insurance

Confidentiality

Relationship building

Good listener

Support for complex needs

Job description

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

About the employer:

Supporting a middle-aged gentleman living with his wife and 3 young children. Who has had an ulcer for the past 7 years and due to the poor circulation in his legs it is slowly drying up. Also unsteady with mobility, possible high risk of falls.

Being around/present when employer is showering / bathing

Being around/present if support required during dressing and undressing

Assistance, encouraging employer with physical activities,

Domestic duties:

• Assistance with serving food and drinks
• Preparing and cooking food, making snack
• Assistance with shopping

Social Duties:

• Assist employer to go to places of interest, for example going to gym, dropping, and picking up kids from school, attending various activity centres with them, shopping with them, accompanying me to go out with or without family/friends to functions or any event.
• Assistance to attend any appointments, example GP, Hospital.
• Assistance when going out for a walk, support when going in and out the car, accessing vehicle
• Shopping for pleasure
• Assistance with correspondence – phone calls / letter writing
• Assistance with any other identified leisure activities.
• Would like to attend the Temple on a weekly basis

You may be expected to work at an alternative location - notice will be given, when possible.

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 and understands equality & diversity.

Specific requirements:

Car driver required.

Hours of work:

6 hours per week, flexible as required, to be discussed at interview

Possible times to be employed

• Monday - Sunday 6.00pm - 7.00pm
• Saturday - Sunday 9.30am - 10.30am

Rate of pay:

£14.20 per hour

Skills, qualifications, and experience

• driving licence
• car and appropriate insurance
• confidentiality
• good at building relationships

Preferred:

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

**PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS BASED IN EAST PARK**

Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.

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