Job title: Personal Assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Alvechurch, Worcestershire B48
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 live-in support.
About the employer:
Our client is looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to provide 24-hour live-in care for a young disabled man who has limited movement in his arms and legs. Our client is a full time wheelchair user and requires hoisting on all transfers.
Main duties:
Social duties:
keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
attend medical appointments
Personal care: support with all aspects of personal care.
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 and diversity.
Specific requirements: someone with live-in care experience. Must be a driver as client has a wheelchair adapted car.
Hours of work: 24-hour care – 1 week on 1 week off.
Rate of pay: £1025 per week
Skills, qualifications, and experience
Essential:
driving licence
car and appropriate insurance
previous experience in care worker role
previous experience in 24-hour live-in care role
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.