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Personal Budgets Support Service; Geddington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Personal Budgets Support Service invites applications for a Personal Assistant / Care Assistant in the Geddington area. The role covers 35 hours per week and can be split for job share; flexibility for days, evenings and weekends is required.

Driving licence is essential as you may accompany the Employer in the community and drive their vehicle. The successful candidate will maintain a clean, safe home environment, support with cooking, cleaning and light errands, and provide reliable,

Qualifications

• Empathetic support while respecting the employer’s independence.
• Comfortable around animals (two dogs).
• Willing to cook and cover shifts/holidays.
• Full clean driving licence required.
• Reliable, punctual and able to work on own initiative or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning the kitchen, surfaces, dishes and maintaining hygiene.
• Bathroom cleaning and sanitising.
• Vacuuming and mopping all floors.
• Dusting and tidying living areas.
• Assisting with light errands.
• Provide holiday/sickness cover for Employer’s other PAs.
• Food preparation and kitchen tidying.
• Accompanying the Employer to access the community and driving the Employer’s vehicle.
• Any other task within the scope of the Personal Assistant role.

Job description

NT06/08/KE2 Personal Assistant / Care Assistant

Personal Assistant / Care Assistant – possible job share

Job reference

NT06/08/KE2

Hours

35 hours per week

All hours can be worked by one person, or it can be split into two roles (job share) of 16 hours per week each. Please indicate how many hours you are applying for on your job application.

The position needs someone who is flexible on hours daytimes, evenings and weekends.

Also extra shifts available if required & holiday cover. This is a busy household and a passion for cleaning would be bonus.

Must be able to cook and be flexible if needed to cover other available shifts and holidays.

Rate

£12.71 per hour

Area

Geddington (NN14 Area)

About the employer

The employer is a lady living in her own home in Geddington, Kettering. She enjoys going out and about especially to the cinema, shopping & garden centres. Looking for someone who is punctual, reliable and can work on own initiative but also as part of a team.

We are looking for someone with a warm, engaging personality who takes pride in their work, communicates well and can build a friendly, respectful rapport. The ideal candidate will be both caring and capable, someone who brings not only professionalism but also genuine kindness and reliability.

This position goes beyond personal care, this involves maintaining a clean, safe and comfortable home environment.

Main Duties

• Cleaning the kitchen, including wiping surfaces, washing dishes and maintaining hygiene.
• Bathroom cleaning and sanitising toilet/shower area.
• Vacuuming and mopping all floors
• Dusting and general tidying of living areas
• Assisting with light errands
• Provide holiday/sickness cover for Employer’s other PAs as necessary.
• Food preparation/cooking and tidying of the kitchen afterwards.
• Accompanying the Employer to access the community. Therefore, you must hold a full clean driving licence (you will be driving the Employer’s manual geared vehicle).
• Any other task which the employer may reasonably ask you to do which falls within the scope of the job as a Personal Assistant.

Additional employment information

The successful applicant will be friendly, able to give empathetic support, while respecting the employer’s independence but also able to take instruction.

You must be comfortable around animals as the Employer has two friendly dogs in the home.

Must be flexible, trustworthy and active with a good sense of humour.

If applying through Indeed, please be aware that you will then need to complete and submit an application form via a link, to the North Northamptonshire Council website, that will be sent directly to you by PBSS.

Please note you will be directly employed by the person (or their representative) that you will be assisting. The Council is not the employer.

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