Personal Assistant

Job title

Personal Assistant (PA)

Reporting to

The Employer

Location

London, N2

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 is a 43-year-old female who is visually impaired living in the N2 area of London with her two children who is looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to provide support for 7 hours per week with household tasks and regular life admin tasks.

Main duties

PA tasks

 Provide nutritional support

 Assist to access the local community i.e. college

 Support with small tidying tasks around the home

 Checking dates on food items

 Occasional grocery shopping

 Support to organise clothing

 Support to get laundry upstairs

 Support with reading emails/mail & responding to emails

 Diary management – including hospital appointments

 Online shopping

 Online banking

These duties may vary from day-to-day.

Type of person that you/they are looking for

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Values

We are looking for someone that is honest, reliable, compassionate, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel and understands equality and diversity.

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Specific requirements

Must be fluent in English. Previous care experience. Have knowledge of working with individuals that have visual impairments. Have a positive attitude to work.

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Other

Due to the nature of this role including medical/personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.

Hours of work

7 hours per week – Days & times to be discussed

Rate of pay

£12.71 per hour

Skills, qualifications, and experience

Essential

 Previous experience in care/support work

 Computer literate

 Good communicator

 Good organisation skills

 Confidentiality

 Good at building relationships

Preferred

 Full UK driving licence

 Car and appropriate insurance

Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.

This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.