Must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role, sponsorship not available.
Personal Assistant - 5035
10 hours per week
Spilt as 2 x 5-hour days (Mon-Fri*)
£15.00 per hour
Job reference: 5035
About me:
I am a single mother living in Stanton with my 13-year-old son and my 3 cats. I am mentally and physically disabled and am unable to perform the tasks that need to be done around the house. I also have anxiety so I would like someone to accompany me to appointments.
I am a chatty person as I don’t have any adults at home to talk to, so once I get to know you it would be nice to chat. I don’t really like leaving the house, I keep myself to myself, so I put a lot of trust in an employee to come into my home and it takes a lot for me to build a relationship with them.
I also use crutches and I do not smoke.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support with everyday household tasks:
o Washing up
o Laundry
o Hoovering
o Cleaning around the house
o Cleaning bathroom
o Changing bed sheets/covers
o Emptying cat litter tray
o Various other jobs around the house
• Helping with medication dossette box
• Cutting the grass of my small garden in spring/summer
• Going to the local shop or post office for me
• Occasionally taking my son to school and collecting him in your car
• Supporting me to go to appointments at N&N hospital or others
Personal Specification
(refer to these when submitting your application)
Essential Criteria
• Driving licence and access to your own vehicle (for appointments)
• Experience working with people with depression and anxiety
• A good understanding of mental health problems
• Experience working with people with disabilities
• Good communication skills
• Able to work on own initiative
• Will turn their hand to whatever needs doing on the day
• Non-smoker
Summary terms and conditions
• Hours, days and times of work: 10 hours available per week to be worked as 2 x 5-hour weekdays. The times of work would be from 11 am to 4 pm.
o *There is flexibility on the days of work and these can be negotiated with the successful candidate. However, the working days will need to be a couple of days apart and are to stay the same once agreed. If the days needed to be changed this would need to be agreed in advance.
• Pay rate: £15.00 per hour
• Annual leave: The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work normally done during 5.6 weeks (statutory entitlement).
• Expenses: You will be reimbursed for prior agreed expenses incurred as part of the role.
• Sick pay: I do not operate a private sick pay scheme but provided you meet the eligibility criteria, you may be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
The post is subject to the following
• Background check: A satisfactory Enhanced with Barred List(s) Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this position.
o If you have been convicted of a criminal offence, please send these details to SIL in a separate email or in a sealed envelope together with a stamped addressed envelope. This will not be shared unless you are shortlisted for the post.
References: 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
• Trial period: This post is subject to a probationary period of 2 months.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form and return it to SIL, quoting the job reference number 5035.
Please refer to the job description.
Online form:
Email: suffolk@silmail.org Telephone: 01473 603876
Post - Address: SIL, Unit 21, IP City Centre, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD