Female Personal Assistant – NSUNCL

Disability North; Kentucky; On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Job share opportunities

Job summary

Disability North seeks a Female Personal Assistant to support a registered blind client in Newcastle. The role includes acting as eyes in public, driving a 9-seat vehicle, and guiding in public spaces, including shopping, baby groups, and school runs.

Daily tasks cover accompanying to swimming lessons, helping with outings, and light domestic duties such as cooking and cleaning. Job share options are available; UK driving licence is essential and an enhanced DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Clean UK driving licence essential
• DBS check required and satisfactory references
• This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Paragraphs 1–4 (so female applicants only)

Responsibilities

• Being my eyes when out and about
• Driving my large nine seat vehicle
• Guiding me when out and about (helping push the double pushchair)
• Accompanying me to baby groups and classes
• Attending my youngest children’s swimming lessons and guiding me in the pool
• Helping with shopping and keeping me informed about my children's activities
• Joining me on the school run
• Assisting with cooking, cleaning and organising the home

Skills

Driving

Companionship

Patient & empathetic

Excellent communication

Job description

Location: Kenton, Newcastle

Hours: 8 hours per day – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. Plus every other Saturday 9:30am – 1:30pm (Job share available)

Pay: £14.00 per hour

Clean UK driving licence essential

Join Team Summer – Female Personal Assistant Wanted!

My name is Summer; I am registered blind and live in Newcastle with my husband and our eight children. our oldest is in year 8 and our youngest are baby twins. Three of our children also have autism and ADHD. In my very limited free time, I enjoy watching soaps, singing, listening to audiobooks and watching Disney movies. I am looking for an easy-going and friendly personal assistant to help me in my day-to-day life.

Your main jobs will be:

• Being my eyes when out and about
• Driving my large nine seat vehicle
• Guiding me when out and about (this might also include helping me push the double pushchair)
• Accompanying me to baby groups and classes
• My youngest children’s swimming lessons which involve coming in the pool with me and guiding me around
• Helping with shopping and letting me know what my children are doing if we are at places like the park or soft play
• Coming with me on the school run

I will also need someone to help with domestic tasks like cooking, cleaning and organising the general chaos which is my home.

Job share opportunities are available.

You’ll need to drive my Motifica car.

A clean UK driving licence is essential

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Paragraphs 1–4 (so female applicants only, please).

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.