Personal Assistant required for family in Norwich NR4 @£13.75 p/h up to 12hrs - NORWICH - NR4

Job Reference (c6f06d02)

Job description:
Listed below are details of the purpose and general tasks of the job to provide some insight of what is involved. It is advisable to refer to this when submitting your application for the post.
 
 Job Purpose: An opportunity has become available to support a disabled mother and her two children with daily tasks which will include: supported activities, food preparation, domestic care and personal care. 
 
Location: Norwich, NR4
 
Details:
-              Assist 9 year old son with getting ready for school, this will include making breakfast and packed lunches. 
 -              Support both children with activities
 -              Personal Care - showering including hair washing 
 -              Housework involves vacuuming, moping, laundry, bed changes and general house maintenance
 -              Trips to the park and days out to places of interest
 -              Collecting medications 
 -              Support with medical appointments  Shopping 
 -              Batch cooking
 -              Dog walking
 
Person specification:
Listed below are the skills, competencies and qualities that are essential and desirable for the post. Assessment of these, both on application and at the interview, will be the main factor in determining your success. 
 
Essential:
-              Comfortable with children and teenagers
 -              Understanding/experience with Autism
 -              Confident around dogs
 -              Patient
 -              Empathetic listener
 -              Reliable
 -              Outgoing
 -              Use own initiative
 -              Full UK driving licence
 -              Own car for work purposes 
 
Desirable:
-              Experience working in domestic care
 -              Flexible (Cover other colleague's holiday's and sickness when required.) 
  
Summary terms and conditions:
·         The rate of pay for this position is £13.75 per hr 
·         Hours and times of work: Up to 12 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am-10am and Sunday 4pm-6pm.
·         Free Training can be provided to employed staff. 
·         The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks.
 
If this job requires;
 -     Manual Handling
 -     Handling of hazardous chemicals
 -     Food Handling 
You will be required undertake annual training.

  The post is subject to the following:
  -            A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer.
 -             Satisfactory references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer.
-          Completion of a satisfactory probation period of 6 months. 
 
 

Services

Meal Preparation

Personal Care

Domestic Care

Social + Leisure activities

Support to remain independent

Training

Essential PA Guide

Safeguarding Adults/Children

Understanding challenging behaviour

Food Hygiene

Hand hygiene

Autism / Aspergers

Transportation

Full UK driving license

Own personal car

Schedule, Pay & Hours
Time
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mor
Aft
Eve
ONA
ONS
ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep
Hour/Week
12.0
Pay/hr
£13.75
Weekly Actual
£165
Monthly Actual
£715
Annual Actual
£8,580
Annual FTE
£28,600