Really great PERSONAL ASSISTANT wanted for flexible work from Jan 2025 - BRISTOL - BS16
Job Reference (19796983)
I’m a political and creative disabled woman, aged 60, living in Eastville BS16, an artist-activist and mother to a young adult. I have a chronic, fluctuating illness which heavily impacts energy and pain levels, limiting my physical, mental and social activity and entailing uninterrupted periods of rest during the day. I employ Personal Assistants (PAs) to provide the assistance I need with various aspects of daily living – domestic, personal, parenting, work and social – in order to minimise the impact of both chronic illness and discrimination.
I am currently recruiting for someone to start in January 2025 for a weekly six-hour block, with the possibility of additional hours as the need arises.
Key Tasks
Main domestic and local duties:
l Housework, including cleaning, laundry, etc
l Shopping, or assisting with shopping, post office, general domestic tasks and errands
l Washing hair
l Planning, preparing and cooking vegetarian meals to plan that helps manage disordered eating
l Feeding and caring for cats and plants. Taking cats to vet, flea treatment, etc
l Occasional maintenance of outside of house: cleaning windows, sweeping paths, etc
l Gardening
l Basic household maintenance or DIY
l Driving my van, locally and further afield. Routine upkeep of van (cleaning, tyre pressures, oil, fuel, etc.)
l Assisting with mobility, including chair maintenance, occasional wheelchair-pushing, occasional walking distances (eg. 8 km) in natural environments.
Other duties which may arise:
l Assisting in getting to appointments, meetings, social activities, project, etc, including occasional overnight stays away
l Assisting me to support family members
l Occasionally assisting with creative practice, which may be outdoors
l Basic administration and support with projects
l Occasionally researching impairment-related or household equipment
l Enabling me to carry out any chosen activity whether inside or outside my home, by undertaking other requests which I might reasonably make.
My PAs can be female or male. The exception to this is some overnight work where, for reasons of privacy, I book female PAs only (Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies).
My PAs generally work a regular block of around six hours each week, with some room for negotiation on those hours. Occasionally, additional blocks of work and/or overnights away from Bristol are needed, subject to the PA’s availability. PAs can be self-employed or employed (PAYE).
Person Specification
Previous experience of PA work is not needed. Applicants must be willing to learn and adapt and a commitment to this job is essential.
Essential attributes:
l Efficient, with excellent organising and communication skills
l Excellent attention to detail
l Ability to use initiative and accept responsibility
l Reliability, trustworthiness and confidentiality
l Respect for, and co-operation with, the way I choose to live
l Plenty of energy and good general health
l Frugal to keep household waste and costs to a minimum
l Safe, calm and efficient driver with minimum of 12 months' clean UK driving licence (i.e. no endorsements). (A licence restricted to driving automatics is fine.)
l Ability to plan and prepare healthy vegetarian food, including good understanding of nutrition
l Fluent spoken and written English
l Willing to observe Covid-safe protocols as stipulated by employer (eg. lateral flow testing before shifts, with test kit provided)
l Non-smoker
l At ease with cats
Desirable:
l Basic DIY
l Basic knowledge of gardening
l Bike maintenance (for wheelchairs)
l Knowledge of bodywork practice (such as massage, stretches, etc)
l Ability to accompany on occasional overnight trips.
Services
Meal Preparation
Domestic Care
Social + Leisure activities
Training
Essential PA Guide
Transportation
Full UK driving license
Schedule, Pay & Hours
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ONA = Overnight Awake / ONS = Overnight Sleep