Personal Assistant / Carer
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £13 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, LND, NW3 |
| Company: | People Plus Group LTD |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 111284 |
Summary
**Personal Assistant / Carer Required in London, NW3**
**£13 per hour**
**25 - 30 hours per week (full days and ½ days - exact hours and days to be discussed at interview)**
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**Purpose of the job **
Kind, artistic personal assistant/carer required for intelligent, adorable mature woman with down syndrome living in Hamstead who has led a full creative and independent life including as a paid employee in the past.
I am looking for a team of 2 or 3 personal assistants to support me to remain independent in my flat.
I am very artistic and enjoy drawing, painting, stained glass art, sewing, shopping for clothes, manicures, dance, drama and music. The Downs Syndrome Association is also important to me and I like to be involved and attend meetings when I can.
**Main Duties**
To support with domestic duties
To support with reading and understanding correspondence
To support with personal care
To prompt medication
To support me to take part in activities such as walking, swimming, art classes and trips out.
To support with shopping when required
To support with physical tasks that I cant do on my own such as carrying my walker and shopping up the stairs as I live in a 2nd floor flat.
To support and encourage me to complete daily exercise.
To support me to use public transport
To support with food preparation and cooking
The main duties identified in the job description are examples of the expectations required; there may be occasions where you are reasonably requested to provide additional activities to be undertaken inside or outside of the home.
**Personal Assistant Specification**
My assistant must be honest, trustworthy, and reliable.
My assistant must respect my privacy and always maintain my dignity.
My assistant must be enthusiastic and flexible with a caring disposition.
You must be able to work well independently.
My assistant will have similar interests and be willing to participate in activities with me when required.
My assistant is accountable to me in all aspects of their work.
My assistant will work closely with my family to determine how best to support me
My assistant needs to be able to support me with physical tasks such as carrying my walker up the stairs
My assistant needs to be able to use their own initiative
An appreciation of nutrition and a familiarity with healthy eating, and scratch cooking is essential to the role.
They should always ask what my needs are and listen to my directions and requests.
Excellent proficiency in English language communication, both written and verbal is required for this role.
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be funded through your employer.
Car driver would be beneficial but not essential
Due to personal care aspects of this role my personal assistant needs to be female.
This is an official employment and wages will go through a payroll company.
My personal assistant will be entitled to 5.6 weeks paid holiday and a work place pension.
Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the schedule 9 of the equality act 2010
Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus
**£13 per hour**
**25 - 30 hours per week (full days and ½ days - exact hours and days to be discussed at interview)**
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**Purpose of the job **
Kind, artistic personal assistant/carer required for intelligent, adorable mature woman with down syndrome living in Hamstead who has led a full creative and independent life including as a paid employee in the past.
I am looking for a team of 2 or 3 personal assistants to support me to remain independent in my flat.
I am very artistic and enjoy drawing, painting, stained glass art, sewing, shopping for clothes, manicures, dance, drama and music. The Downs Syndrome Association is also important to me and I like to be involved and attend meetings when I can.
**Main Duties**
To support with domestic duties
To support with reading and understanding correspondence
To support with personal care
To prompt medication
To support me to take part in activities such as walking, swimming, art classes and trips out.
To support with shopping when required
To support with physical tasks that I cant do on my own such as carrying my walker and shopping up the stairs as I live in a 2nd floor flat.
To support and encourage me to complete daily exercise.
To support me to use public transport
To support with food preparation and cooking
The main duties identified in the job description are examples of the expectations required; there may be occasions where you are reasonably requested to provide additional activities to be undertaken inside or outside of the home.
**Personal Assistant Specification**
My assistant must be honest, trustworthy, and reliable.
My assistant must respect my privacy and always maintain my dignity.
My assistant must be enthusiastic and flexible with a caring disposition.
You must be able to work well independently.
My assistant will have similar interests and be willing to participate in activities with me when required.
My assistant is accountable to me in all aspects of their work.
My assistant will work closely with my family to determine how best to support me
My assistant needs to be able to support me with physical tasks such as carrying my walker up the stairs
My assistant needs to be able to use their own initiative
An appreciation of nutrition and a familiarity with healthy eating, and scratch cooking is essential to the role.
They should always ask what my needs are and listen to my directions and requests.
Excellent proficiency in English language communication, both written and verbal is required for this role.
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be funded through your employer.
Car driver would be beneficial but not essential
Due to personal care aspects of this role my personal assistant needs to be female.
This is an official employment and wages will go through a payroll company.
My personal assistant will be entitled to 5.6 weeks paid holiday and a work place pension.
Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the schedule 9 of the equality act 2010
Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus