Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £11.44 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | WAK15971JL2 |
Summary
About the Employer
Are you interested in Caring? if so, I am looking for a Personal Assistant previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Scoliosis/degenerative spine/osteoporosis/diabetic
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home: Assistance dog Labrador.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Only candidates over the legal should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Transport Requirement:
Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle, for insurance purpose you must be 25.
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
• First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per Week: 18 hrs
• Monday, Flexible
• Tuesday, Flexible
• Wednesday, Flexible
• Thursday, Flexible
• Friday, Flexible
• Saturday, Flexible
• Sunday, Flexible
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
Are you interested in Caring? if so, I am looking for a Personal Assistant previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Scoliosis/degenerative spine/osteoporosis/diabetic
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home: Assistance dog Labrador.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Only candidates over the legal should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Transport Requirement:
Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle, for insurance purpose you must be 25.
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
• First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per Week: 18 hrs
• Monday, Flexible
• Tuesday, Flexible
• Wednesday, Flexible
• Thursday, Flexible
• Friday, Flexible
• Saturday, Flexible
• Sunday, Flexible
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.