Job title: Personal Assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Wolverhampton WV10
Job purpose:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will assist the employer who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
This role involves overnight support.
About the employer:
Our client is a 46-year-old male living in the WV10 area of Wolverhampton who is looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to join his small team of existing PA’s.
Our client has cerebral palsy and irritable bowel syndrome. He also has severe spasticity in his limbs and experiences spasms and associated pain in most of his body.
Main duties:
Social duties
keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
attend medical appointments if required
Personal care: Support with all personal care – showering, continence care, oral care, medication support, support on all transfers using a hoist.
Domestic duties: Support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, cleaning, changing linen, laundry.
These duties may vary from day-to-day.
Type of person that you/they are looking for:
Values: someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality & diversity.
Specific requirements: someone with previous care & support experience. Someone with moving & handling experience. Must be able to cook. Must like dogs as our client has a dog.
Hours of work: various hours available – Days and nights
Rate of pay: £12.30 per hour & £92 per sleep-in night shift
Skills, qualifications, and experience
Essential:
Previous care & support experience
Moving & handling trained
Must like dogs as there is a small dog in the home
Must be able to cook
confidentiality
good at building relationships
Preferred:
computer literate
good communicator
a good listener
ability to support people with complex care & support needs
Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.
This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.