Self Employed Personal Assistant

Disability North; Gateshead; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A self-employed Personal Assistant is needed in Wrekenton, Gateshead to support an elderly individual with personal care and mobility. The role requires kindness, reliability, and good communication skills. Flexible hours available, with pay at £20.50 per hour.

Benefits

Friendly working environment

Flexibility in shift times

Qualifications

• Experience in health or social care setting required.
• Must be local to Wrekenton, Gateshead.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and mobility.
• Support the employer's wife with daily tasks.

Skills

Kindness

Reliability

Good Communication

Flexibility

Listening

Education

Enhanced DBS

Job description

Self Employed Personal Assistant - TCGH

Job title : Personal Assistant (PA) - self-employed role

Reporting to: Self-employed Role - liaising with family

Pay : £20.50 per hour

Hours of Work : 5 hours to 10 hours per week - over 5 days Monday to Friday.

There are a variety of shifts available, and you are welcome to apply for a combination of shifts to suit the number of hours you are looking for. Hours available will cover 5 days and can be discussed at interview.

Location : Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9

Driver with own vehicle required.

Job Purpose :

The role is very much about supporting me with personal care and supporting my lovely wife who is currently my full-time carer

• To assist me with everyday personal care

• Getting me or my wife to/from medical appointments when needed

About me (the Employer) :

I am a fiercely independent young man of 85 years but of late, my physical health has deteriorated and I'm unable to walk unaided. I'm looking for someone to help me maintain independence in my home who I share with my wife of 62 years. As I'm getting older, everyday personal care and mobility is becoming slower and more challenging.

Practical assistance is needed in our home for some tasks that require heavy lifting, responding to my changing needs and supporting and liaising with my wife and grown-up children.

I am looking for someone who has experience of supporting older but 'young at heart' individuals. I am looking for someone that I can chat with on topics in common such as wildlife, current events, football, golf and travel. This assistance is about helping me and my choices, independent living, dignity and privacy. My wife is an amazing carer and supporter but at 82, although fiercely independent, has her own health challenges.

Your role will be essential to supporting primarily my personal needs such as washing, applying creams, dressing and where needed, getting to and from medical appointments. It will also be about supporting my lovely wife with daily tasks caring for me during your time in our home.

Type of person I am looking for :

Values

• You will be kind, honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental.
• You will have the ability to build good relationships with me and my family members based on trust and respect
  You will be flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive. You will have a good sense of humour.
• You will be someone who is easy to talk to
• You will be a good listener
• You will be encouraging and able to motivate
• You will understand and respect the need for me and my wife to have personal/private time

Specific Requirements:

• Must be local to Wrekenton, Gateshead due to the current duration of hours
• Previous experience working in a health or social care setting
• Good record keeping
• Good communication
• Understand the importance of confidentiality in your work
• You will have an understanding of ageing and the frustrating impact this has on personal ability. This may be through personal or professional experience, or you may have had experience in providing support formally or informally for example to a family member.
• You must have experience of an often, at short notice, change in requirements where more intensive assistance is required
• Experienced driver with own (easily accessible) vehicle required
• Enhanced DBS required
• Male and female applicants will be considered.

What you can expect to receive :

• A friendly working environment
• Some flexibility in and times of shifts
• Self-employed individuals preferred

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

APPLICATION FORM

IMPORTANT: The form must be completed in full or your application may be rejected.
A curriculum vitae will not be accepted as a substitute.
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Your Personal Details

Title: *
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Do you hold a current full, clean driving licence which is valid in the UK?
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Do you have your own transport?
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TELL US ABOUT YOU……

What makes you a good candidate for this post? Please make your response relevant to this particular post and detailed Job Description.
What achievements are you most proud of?
What do you like to do in your spare time? What are your interests and hobbies?

YOUR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

What is your current job (paid or unpaid) and what do you most enjoy about it?
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YOUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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A FEW MORE QUESTIONS……

Could you work extra hours at short notice?
I may need assistance with form filling, paying bills and shopping. Would you be able to help me?
Would you be prepared to work in a house where smoking is not permitted?
Please tell me if there are any Personal Assistance tasks that you couldn't perform, either for religious, cultural or medical reasons or just because you wouldn't want to.
When would you be able to start work?
Where did you see this advert?

DETAILS OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS

Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Order 1975). Applicants are not entitled therefore to withhold information about convictions which, for other purposes, are 'spent' under the provisions of the Act unless they are subject to filtering. Any information given will be completely confidential.
Declaration: Have you had any criminal convictions that are not subject to filtering?
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REFERENCES

Please give the details of two people who have agreed to act as referees for you. One must be a current or most recent employer if you have one; they should not be a member of your close family.
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DECLARATION

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information on this form is accurate and that I have not omitted any facts, which may have any bearing on my application. If I am employed and it later becomes apparent that the information is not accurate, I will be dismissed.

Your application will be passed on via email or post to the service user or their nominated person who is advertising.
Disability North will electronically store your application form for 6 months after this recruitment ends, it will then be deleted.
If you are successful your application form will be stored electronically throughout the course of your employment and 6 months thereafter. It will then be deleted. We may share your information with our payroll service in order for them to carry out the payroll service to your employer.
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