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Circles Network; Gourock; On-site; GBP 3,700 - 4,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service is seeking a reliable, flexible Personal Assistant to provide personal care for the employer. Duties include medication organisation, use of a commode/shower chair and ceiling track hoist, meal preparation, and driving to appointments.

The role requires empathy, patience, and the ability to work closely with the employer and other P.A.s to maintain a supportive care team. Alternate weeks, with additional hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and provide high quality care
• Ability to drive a manual wheelchair-accessible car confidently, locally and to wider venues

Responsibilities

• Personal care, including organisation of weekly medication.
• Use of commode/shower chair and ceiling track hoist.
• Domestic tasks, including meal preparation.
• Driving to social and medical appointments.
• Empathy and understanding of personal needs and autonomy.
• Collaborate with employer and other personal assistants to form a care team.

Job description

Rate of pay: £13.45p/h = 11 hours per alternate week. Plus, additional hours when required.

I am a female wheelchair user with a sense of humour who is looking for a reliable, flexible, kind, chatty and honest person.

Responsibilities

• Personal care, including organisation of weekly medication.
• Use of commode/shower chair and ceiling track hoist.
• Domestic tasks, including meal preparation.
• Driving to social and medical appointments.
• Empathy and understanding of personal needs and autonomy.
• To work closely with the employer and her other P.A. to create a happy care team.

No previous caring experience is necessary but willingness to learn and to provide high quality care is essential. I need someone who can drive a manual wheelchair access car confidently, both locally and further away (e.g., Queen Elizabeth Glasgow).

Work pattern:

Alternate weeks (one week on/one week off).

Total of 10 hrs worked over Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and 1 hour ironing.

Plus, flexibility required around other days for social and medical appointments (e.g., QEUH Hospital, Glasgow). These will be discussed and pre-agreed.

Additional hours will be required for occasional weekend, weekday / tea calls / evening calls due to family respite, holidays, and work commitments. The extra shifts will be equally shared between you and another P.A.

Additional cover also required for sickness and annual leave of other P.A.

Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service