Job title: Female Personal Assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Merridale, Wolverhampton WV3
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.
About the employer:
Our client living in the WV3 area of Wolverhampton is looking to recruit a Female Personal Assistant to provide support with all aspects of daily living for 40 hours per month.
Main duties:
Social duties
keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
attend medical appointments
attend social activities in the local area
Personal care: Support with bathing/showering, teeth cleaning, dressing, administering medication.
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.
Other: due to the nature of this role including personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.
Hours of work: 40 hours per month –
Week 1 & 3 - 8 hours per week
Week 2 & 4 - 12 hours per week
Plus, Every other Saturday
Rate of pay: £12.30 per hour.
Skills, qualifications, and experience
Essential:
driving licence.
car and appropriate insurance.
previous are & support experience.
Confidentiality.
good at building relationships
Preferred:
good communicator
a good listener
ability to support people with behaviours which challenge.
Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.
This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.