Job description:
Must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role, sponsorship not available.
Personal Assistant required in South Lopham near Diss, Norfolk
Weekday Rate: £13.24 per hour
Weekend and Night Rate: £14.00 per hour
Constant care cover is needed, various shifts are available: 8am – 8pm, 8am – 1pm, 8pm – 8am and 8am – 6pm. Some flexibility around these times*
Job purpose:
To assist with personal care, cooking, feeding, driving and other aspects of daily life.
A little about me…
I am a 68-year-old retired professional male with a spinal cord injury, I am looking for a Personal Assistant to assist with me with my daily living.
I share my house with my wife, daughter, son-in law and grandson. I also have a family dog.
Main Duties:
Although this job description is correct at present, it may change from time to time after negotiation with the post holder.
Morning routine - assist with district nurse with personal care.
Completing washing, dressing and transfer to wheelchair.
Preparation of meals and feeding.
Driving to and assisting with appointments.
Completing laundry
Dispensing and recording medication.
Acting as a pair of hands.
Night transfer to bed, waking night shift for drinks/assistance as needed.
Will need to be happy to drive a large W/C accessible van.
Personal Specification
(refer to these when submitting your application)
Essential Criteria:
Clean Full UK driving licence (Automatic or Manual)
Over 21 years old (for insurance purposes)
Good communication in English
Good hygiene
Physically able to support me.
Previous experience in care work, medication and MAR charts
Desirable Criteria:
Cooking ability
Care qualifications
Manual handing
Good organisational skills
Terms and Conditions
Times of work: Constant care cover is needed, various shifts are available: 8am – 8pm, 9am – 1pm, 8pm – 8am and 8am – 6 pm.
*There is some flexibility around these times, to be discussed at the point of interview.
Annual leave: The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work which would normally be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks
Background Checks: A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this position. If successful, you will be required to provide details of two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer, or character references if you have not been employed.
Pension: I do not operate a private pension scheme but I will fulfil my statutory obligations via the NEST pension scheme.
Trial Period: This post is subject to a probationary period of 3 months.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form, quoting the job reference number 4957 and return to SIL.
Please refer to the job description.
Online form:
Telephone: 01473 603876
Post - Address: SIL, Unit 21, IP City Centre, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD