Personal Assistant (BL)

About the employer

This position is to support a female in her 30’s living with complex mental health needs. The employer has interests in crafting, animals, and the outdoors. She is very motivated to be supported and to work with a female support worker to become more independent.

Main duties

Social duties

· Accompanying to visiting friends and attend social events

· Medical appointments (this could involve support before, during and after the appointments)

· Support to leisure centre to access swimming. PA doesn’t need to swim or come in the water.

· Nature and animals. Employer attends an animal sanctuary on a Friday.

Personal care

· Prompting with personal care.

· Support to create and prompting to maintain a routine.

· Prompting around daily tasks.

Domestic duties

· Light domestic work (candidate will need to be physically able to carry out day to day domestic tasks such as taking out the rubbish, hoovering, dusting. etc to support the employer appropriately)

· Shopping and Meal Planning

· Food Preparation

Type of person that they are looking for

Values

We are looking for 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 and understands equality & diversity.

Hours of work

9 hours per week – option of Job share

Monday – 09:45-12:15

Wednesday – Flexible

Thursday – 2pm – 4pm

Sunday 11am – 2pm – Can be flexible

Rate of pay

£14.20 per hour.

Skills, qualifications, and experience

Essential

· Full Uk Driving licence

· Car and appropriate insurance

· Good communication skills

· Confidentiality

· Good at building relationships

Preferred

· Likes cats

Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.

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