Job description: Social care work opportunity for a Personal Assistant.
Listed below are details of the job and what tasks are involved. It is essential to refer to these when submitting an application and advise of the days/hours you are available.
Job purpose: Provide support to a lady in her 50's to live independently, assisting with domestic care, personal care, and to access the local community.
Location: Scratby, NR29
Details:
- Household cleaning
- Personal care advocacy
- Food prep
- Food shopping
- Social activities - Attend appointments
- Administration duties
- House keeping
- Animal care
- Visit local community
Lady enjoys going out singing, and getting involved with craft activities. She is looking for an active listener, and someone who shows care and compassion. Previous care experience preferable, but not essential.
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:
- Female due to personal care aspect of position
- MUST NOT have allergies to rabbits and Guinea pigs.
- Full clean UK Driving licence
- Use of own vehicle for work purposes - Must be able to fit manual wheelchair.
- Need to be physically fit and able to push manual wheelchair.
- Able to cook meals
- Experience with running a home
- Flexible
- Reliable
- Active listener
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to use own initiative
- Good personal skills
Desirable:
- Internet literate
- Experience in similar role
- Lives locally
- Has sense of humour
Summary Terms and Conditions
- The rate of pay for this position is £12 p/h.
- Hours and times of work as follows: Up to 10hrs a week (days and times to be discussed at interview)
- A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be covered by the employer
- Completion of a satisfactory probation period of 3 months.
- 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.