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UKCIL Ltd.; Dereham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS check covered

Care Skills training

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd. is seeking a kind and dependable Personal Assistant to support a lady near Dereham for 4 hours per week. The role includes domestic care, gardening, occasional meal preparation, and helping her access the community.

On better days you may chat, craft, and accompany her on activities, with a loves animals preference. DBS check and references are required, with salary aligned to £14.64 per hour. Proactive, respectful, and able to work from a list, you will be essential in maintaining

Qualifications

• Friendly, caring and reliable with flexible working approach.
• Willing to work from a list and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Domestic care tasks as required by the client.
• Gardening tasks including light gardening duties.
• Occasional meal preparation.
• Support to access the local community.
• Chat, crafting, and social interaction on better days.

Skills

Friendly

Caring

Reliable

Flexible

Punctual

Confidential

Trustworthy

Understands conditions

Can work from a list

Good conversation

Animal lover

Job description

Lady near Dereham seeking female PA for 4 hours per week @ £14.64 p/h

I am a friendly lady living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and other long-term health conditions. I am looking for a Personal Assistant to support me with domestic tasks, gardening, occasional meal preparation and accessing the local community. My health can vary from day to day. On some days I enjoy a chat, crafting and getting out and about, while on others I may need more time to rest. I am looking for someone who is understanding, able to work using their own initiative, and happy to support me with the tasks I am unable to manage myself. It would be an advantage if you enjoy arts and crafts, as this is something I enjoy on my better days. I also have two cats, so a love of animals would be welcome.

Location

NR20

Details

• Domestic care
• Gardening
• Occasional meal prep
• Someone (on my better days) who can chat and would enjoy crafting with me
• Support to access the community

Person specification

Essential

• Friendly, caring, reliable, flexible
• Punctual, confidential, trustworthy
• Understanding of conditions
• To be able to work from a list
• Understanding if I need to rest so cannot chat
• Enjoys conversation
• Able to work to own initiative

Desirable

• Full UK driving licence and own car

Summary terms and conditions

• The rate of pay for this position is £14.64 per hour
• Hours and days of work: 2 hours on a Tuesday and 2 hours on a Friday 10:30 - 12:30, exact timings negotiable at interview
• You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role
• Access to free Care Skills training for employed workers
• If this job requires any of the following: Manual Handling, Handling of hazardous chemical, Food Handling. You will be required undertake annual training.

The post is subject to the following

• A satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer
• Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer
• Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 3 months

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Meal Preparation
• Domestic Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

Training

• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Food Hygiene