Self-Employed Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 31 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £17.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £100 per sleeping night |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2025 |
| Location: | Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barrie bookkeeping |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | KW/HS/0325 |
Summary
Job title: Self-Employed Personal Assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Wolverhampton WV1
Job purpose:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable the employer who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
This role involves 24-hour support & Sleeping nights.
About the employer:
Our client is a 37-year-old male living in the WV1 area of Wolverhampton who is looking to recruit a Self-Employed Personal Assistant to provide support with all aspects of daily living.
Our client is quadriplegic with cerebral palsy and uses a power chair to mobilise around the home. Our client requires 1:1 support 24 hours per day.
Main duties:
Social duties
Keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
Attend Wolverhampton Wanders football matches
Attend medical appointments
Gym support
Visiting family in Cannock
Personal care: Support with all personal care including showering, shaving, teeth cleaning, dressing, continence care, administering medication. Hoist to be used on all transfers.
Domestic duties: Support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, general cleaning, changing linen, laundry.
These duties may vary from day-to-day.
Type of person that you/they are looking for:
Values: someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality & diversity.
Specific requirements: someone with previous care & support experience. Manual Handling trained. Must a be a driver as client has wheelchair accessible vehicle.
Hours of work: 2 x 24-hour shifts per week
Rate of pay: £17.00 per hour & £100 per sleeping night
Skills, qualifications, and experience
Essential:
driving licence
appropriate insurance
previous care & support experience
manual handling trained
good at building relationships
Preferred:
computer literate
good communicator
a good listener
ability to support people with complex care & support needs.
Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.
This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Wolverhampton WV1
Job purpose:
To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable the employer who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
This role involves 24-hour support & Sleeping nights.
About the employer:
Our client is a 37-year-old male living in the WV1 area of Wolverhampton who is looking to recruit a Self-Employed Personal Assistant to provide support with all aspects of daily living.
Our client is quadriplegic with cerebral palsy and uses a power chair to mobilise around the home. Our client requires 1:1 support 24 hours per day.
Main duties:
Social duties
Keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
Attend Wolverhampton Wanders football matches
Attend medical appointments
Gym support
Visiting family in Cannock
Personal care: Support with all personal care including showering, shaving, teeth cleaning, dressing, continence care, administering medication. Hoist to be used on all transfers.
Domestic duties: Support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, general cleaning, changing linen, laundry.
These duties may vary from day-to-day.
Type of person that you/they are looking for:
Values: someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality & diversity.
Specific requirements: someone with previous care & support experience. Manual Handling trained. Must a be a driver as client has wheelchair accessible vehicle.
Hours of work: 2 x 24-hour shifts per week
Rate of pay: £17.00 per hour & £100 per sleeping night
Skills, qualifications, and experience
Essential:
driving licence
appropriate insurance
previous care & support experience
manual handling trained
good at building relationships
Preferred:
computer literate
good communicator
a good listener
ability to support people with complex care & support needs.
Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.
This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.