Female* Personal Care Assistant for a lady P/T @ £10.00/hr in BS6 - FTE - £20.8k - BRISTOL - BS6
Job Reference (6a3e5857)
Hello!
- Trustworthy, capable and organised PA wanted by creative, political disabled woman living in Redland BS6.
- Potential for job share, and flexible hours, 4-18 hours/week.
*Due to the personal nature of this role, we are only looking for applicants who identify as female or non-binary.
Duties:
General domestic duties
- Housework (including cleaning, laundry, etc).
- Shopping and other errands.
- Planning, preparing and cooking vegetarian meals.
- Helping feed and care for a cat.
Other duties
- Driving me to and assisting me in getting to and taking part in various meetings, social activities and other appointments. Usually locally, occasionally further afield. (This is obviously greatly reduced during Covid 19.)
- Basic administration and diary management.
- Support to find me accessible housing through Homechoice.
- Help with health/medical research work to find adequate medical attention.
- Interacting with health professionals, Bristol City Council, the DWP and navigating the world of housing/disability support
- Enabling me to carry out any chosen activity whether inside or outside my home, by carrying out other requests which I might reasonably make.
Hours & pay:
- Hours will include between 3 and 4 shifts a week, inc Saturday/Sunday.
- Mostly afternoons, but hours are flexible.
- Occasional additional negotiable bookings, blocks of work and/or activities away from Bristol (medical appointments, social visits etc) will be available, from single to several days.
- Hours flexible. £10/hour.
Essential
- Kind, capable, organised and adaptable person with motivation to learn.
- Safe, calm and efficient driver with minimum of 12 months' UK driving licence. (A licence restricted to driving automatics is fine.)
- Professional approach and commitment to job.
- Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload, prioritise tasks and keep records.
- Trustworthy and able to confidentially and sensitively handle personal and protected medical information.
- Someone who is treating Covid-19 as a legitimate risk.
- Ability to plan and prepare good vegetarian food.
- Ability to use initiative and accept responsibility.
- Respect for, and cooperation with, the way I choose to live.
- Excellent communication skills.
Desirable
- Skills in vegetarian nutrition.
- Skills in academic research.
- Experience with advocacy.
- Knowledge of health or bodywork practice (physiotherapy, osteopathy, massage, dance)
- Knowledge on neurodiversity/invisible disability.
- Interest in social justice activism.
Other:
- Full PPE provided.
- This role often suits postgrad students, self-employed, and artists looking for income top-up.
- We will be starting interviews asap and recruiting until a full team is employed. So please apply asap
- References will be requested and checked
Job Description
A personal assistant (PA) is employed and directed by a disabled person to give assistance with whatever tasks the employer finds difficult to carry out unaided. My PAs are employed directly by me, working to my specific instructions, to help to provide the help I need with various aspects of daily living – domestic, personal, work and social – and to minimise the impact of both chronic illness and discrimination. . This enables me to maximise my health and activity.
PAs are an important part of the disabled people’s Independent Living Movement, which works for full rights and equality. Independent living is about choice and control.
Many of the tasks listed in the job description seem straightforward and form a part of most people’s lives. The important difference is that, in this job, employees carry them out as a PA. For example, when preparing a meal, the employee is there not as a cook, but as a PA doing the task of cooking. This means carrying out the task as near as possible to the way that I would if I didn’t need assistance.
The best PA is someone who grasps that the job is about listening well and using ‘common sense’, as well as respecting and working within the way I choose to live. I am looking for people who will assist efficiently and unobtrusively with the tasks I find difficult, so that I can get on with my life.
Domestic tasks make up a substantial part of the work. Personal care and companionship are not a part of the role.
Whilst standard working hours are regular, there can be small variances and some bookings may be at short notice. These ad hoc shifts and changes will be by negotiation.
You will be joining my current PAs as part of a team, so there is some room for negotiation on hours. For the most part, work is locally based, but occasionally I will need PAs for longer blocks and away from Bristol for things such as medical appointments. This is by negotiation.
Thank you for your interest in my role.
Services
Meal Preparation
Domestic Care
Social + Leisure activities
Support to remain independent
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Own personal car
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep