Personal Care Assistant

Private Household; Sunbury-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A private family is seeking an energetic personal assistant for a 38-year-old lady with multiple disabilities. The role entails providing personal care, assistance with mobility, and emotional support. Candidates should be over 18 and possess a driver's license. The position offers flexible hours totaling 32 hours per week, with some additional hours possible. Ideal candidates will be calm and organized, willing to learn, and available for training.

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 years old.
• Driver's license required.
• Open to training and enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care assistance including grooming and bathing.
• Assist with mobility and medication administration.
• Perform housekeeping tasks and provide companionship.

Skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Organization skills

Calming nature

Ability to take direction

Flexibility and willingness to learn

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care assistance to clients, including bathing, dressing, grooming.
• Assist with mobility and transfers using assistive devices and techniques.
• Assist with medication administration.
• Monitor and record vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature.
• Assist with meals.
• Perform housekeeping tasks such as laundry, stripping and making beds, hoovering, and dusting.
• Provide companionship and emotional support to clients.
• Assist the employer with health needs, cooking, housework, shopping, trips out, hospital appointments.
• Assist the employer to corporate offices, conduct interviews, and shoot videos for social media.

Qualifications

• Quick thinker in unexpected situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
• Calm nature due to employer being neurodiverse.
• Driver license and non-smoker.
• Calming and caring nature.
• Able to take direction as employer is in extreme pain.
• Willing to be flexible and learn new tasks as well as following a routine.
• Age over 18 years.
• Open to training and full enhanced DBS check.

Other Details

Energetic - Positive - Personal Assistant required for a 38-year-old lady who has multiple disabilities and who is always on the go.

We are looking for individuals to make up a team of PAs for a total of 32 hours per week. This is not a full-time position, but additional hours may be required to cover holiday and sickness.

Must be able to drive and be over the age of 18 years.

Additional hours may be required to cover holiday and sickness on Thursday 9-7, and other days: Monday 9-2, Wednesday 5-7, Friday 9-7, Sunday 9-2.

Salary advertised is based on PAYE and the range is dependent on age and experience.

We are not able to sponsor applicants.