Support Worker/Personal Assistant – Eyemouth – 3095

Encompass; Eyemouth; On-site; GBP 5,000 - 6,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual leave 5.6 weeks pro rata

6 months probation

Job summary

Encompass in Eyemouth is seeking a compassionate PA to support a client living at home with dementia. You will provide daily living help, assist with meals, encourage fluid intake, and prompt medication during 30-minute visits.

Shift pattern totals about 6.5 hours per week with a probation period of six months and 5.6 weeks paid annual leave pro rata. PVG Scheme membership is a requirement.

Qualifications

• No formal experience required.
• PVG Scheme membership required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised support with daily living activities to promote client independence; includes meal and drink preparation, encouraging eating and drinking, and prompting with taking medication.
• Ensure the client’s safety, comfort, and wellbeing at all times.
• Build and maintain a positive, respectful relationship with the client and her family.
• Uphold confidentiality, professionalism and high standards of conduct in all aspects of the role.

Skills

Caring nature

Job description

Overview

A lovely woman who lives at home within Eyemouth requires the support from a small team of PA’s to provide her with daily support. Due to her dementia diagnosis, she requires 3 short visits each day from someone who can support her preparing meals and encourage her to eat these and ensure she drinks enough fluids. This is particularly important due to her diabetes diagnosis.

Terms

• Hours per week: On average 6.5 hours per week (possibility of more hours to cover holidays)
• Hours of work: 30-minute visits – (Breakfast – every second weekend, Lunch – Monday to Friday and every second weekend, Tea – Monday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday)
• £14.05 per hour.
• Paid annual leave entitlement of 5.6 weeks pro rata
• Probationary period of 6 months
• Requirements: Post subject to satisfactory references and PVG Scheme membership

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• Provide personalised support with daily living activities to promote the client’s independence, including:
  • Support with meal and drink preparation
  • Encourage eating/drinking of prepared meals
  • Prompt with taking medication
• Ensure the client’s safety, comfort, and overall wellbeing at all times
• Build and maintain a positive, respectful, and trusting relationship with the client and her family
• Uphold confidentiality, professionalism, and high standards of conduct in all aspects of the role

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

• Kind, caring, and sensitive to the needs of others
• Patient, cheerful, and reassuring
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Able to use initiative when appropriate
• Able to work respectfully in a private home environment
• Committed to confidentiality and professionalism

Skills and Experience

• No previous experience is required for this role. The client would welcome applicants who demonstrate the right values, attitude, and commitment to the role.