VOG989 Female Casual Personal Assistant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Penarth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An independent living support service in Penarth is seeking a Casual Personal Assistant to provide companionship and personal care for a 97-year-old lady. The role includes assisting with daily activities, meal preparation, and mobility support. Female applicants are preferred due to personal care requirements. Flexible hours and a friendly disposition are essential to ensure comfort and engagement.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Monthly wages and holiday pay

Qualifications

• Must be flexible with times and duties.
• Enjoy interacting with elderly individuals.
• Respectful of privacy and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and companionship.
• Assist with meal preparation and light domestic tasks.
• Use a hoist and wheelchair for mobility assistance.

Skills

Flexibility

Companionship

Punctuality

Confidentiality

Engagement in conversation

Job description

Overview

Casual Personal Assistant

About me

I am a friendly 97 year old lady living in the Penarth area. I receive support from my two daughters and Personal Assistants (PA).

Purpose of the job

I am seeking a PA to cover my other PAs during their holidays or potential sickness. The support is to help me to continue living at home as independently as possible and to provide me with companionship.

Hours

Looking for a casual PA to cover any sickness or holidays of my other PAs.

Rates of pay

£14.25 per hour

What you will do

• Providing me with personal care.
• Using a hoist to move me around the house.
• Assistance with preparing me meals.
• Light domestic tasks.
• Providing me with companionship.
• Use of wheelchair for trips out of the home.

Type of person required

• Someone who is flexible with the times and ways they can work.
• Someone who enjoys interaction with elderly people and who will engage me in conversation and activity.
• A punctual and reliable person is essential as the job will require working with other carers at certain times.
• A person who respectfully maintains privacy and confidentiality of working in someone else’s home.
• A chatty and friendly person.
• Must be happy to work with a dog in the home.
• Female PAs only due to personal care required.

About the job

This position is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Disclosure (Police Check), which must be completed prior to the commencement of employment. The cost of this check will be covered by the Local Authority.

All necessary checks will be conducted to verify that any candidate has the legal right to work in the UK before employment begins.

Although this is a part-time role, it is a legitimate position requiring the submission of a National Insurance number. Employment will commence under an initial trial period.

Wages will be paid on a four-weekly basis and appropriate holiday pay will be provided.

Please note: Dewis Centre for Independent Living is acting on behalf of a third party and will not serve as your employer or be liable for any issues arising from your employment should you be offered the position.