Support Worker / Personal Assistant – Hawick – 3185

Encompassborders; Hawick; Remote; GBP 2,400 - 2,700; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual leave

PVG scheme membership

Maternity cover

Job summary

Encompassborders in Hawick seeks a kind, reliable Support Worker/Personal Assistant to assist an older lady living independently. The role is to help with evening meals and general daily tasks, while ensuring safety and privacy in the home.

Hours are 3.5 per week at £14.05 per hour. Paid annual leave of 5.6 weeks pro rata. Probation of 6 months. Start planned for late October. Post subject to references and PVG scheme membership.

Qualifications

• Experience is essential for a candidate.

Responsibilities

• Encourage and support me to prepare an evening meal.
• Supervision to ensure I am safe and not at risk from scalds or accidents.
• Assist me to plate up my meal when properly cooked and tidy up any utensils/pots before eating.

Skills

Meal preparation support

Safety awareness

Reliability

Patience

Job description

Support Worker/Personal Assistant–Hawick

A lady living inHawickis looking for a kind, reliable, and enthusiastic Personal Assistant toassisther whilst her current PA goes on a maternity cover basis, with a planned start date of late October.

I am an older lady who lives in Hawick and I live independently with some support from my family.I am losing my sight and have onlyvery limitedvision so this can cause problems, particularly when cooking meals.I am looking from someone to help me prepare my dinner in the evening, by supporting me to make a meal of my choosing and ensure I am not at risk of burningmyself orunder-preparing the food.

Terms:

• Hours of work:3.50 per week
• £14.05per hour.
• Paid annual leave entitlement of 5.6 weeks pro rata
• Probationary period of6months
• Post subject to references and PVG scheme membership

Job Description

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• Encourage and support me to prepare an evening meal;
• Supervision to ensure I am safe and not at risk from scalds or accidents;
• Assistme to plate up my meal whenproperlycookedandtidy up any utensils/pots etc before leaving me to eat my meal.

Personal Attributes

• Kind and caring, sensitive to the client’s needs
• Patient and cheerful
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Ability to use your own initiative
• Ability to work sensitively in a home setting respecting the client right to privacy and to alwaysmaintainprofessional standards of confidentiality

Skills and Experience

Experienceis essentialfor a candidateand someonewith the right personal attributes,and tobe able to show some suitability for the roleisrequired.