LL01/23/KE3 Personal Assistant / Care Assistant

Job description

About

Position

Personal Assistant

Job reference:

LL01/23/KE3

Hours

6 hours per week, worked as follows;

Mondays - 10.00am to 1.00pm

Wednesdays – 10.00am to 1.00pm

Rate

£12.71 per hour

Area

Wellingborough (NN8 Area)

About the employer

The employer is gentleman living with his family in their home in Wellingborough. He is seeking a PA to support him with his everyday living tasks and to encourage him to access the community.

Main Duties

• To assist the employer to select appropriate clothing for his day.

• To assist/motivate the employer in the preparation of cooked meals. This may be a co-operative venture depending on how the employer’s conditions are affecting him on that particular day.

• To accompany the employer on social outings in the local area and further afield (to out of town shopping centres etc.).

• To provide encouragement in relation to taking gentle exercise, i.e walks in the fresh air etc.

• Helping the employer to plan his week and to provide motivation.

• Any other task which the employer may reasonably ask you to do which falls within the scope of the job as a Personal Assistant.

Additional employment information

The successful applicant will be friendly, able to give empathetic support, while respecting the employer’s independence but also able to take instruction.

The successful applicant should be someone who is aware of the local resources and also be able to explore these with employer.

Must be flexible, trustworthy and active with a good sense of humour.

An enhanced DBS check will be carried out prior to commencement of duties.

Please note you will be directly employed by the person (or their representative) that you will be assisting. The Council is not the employer.

Sponsorship cannot be provided by individual employers. Your right to live and work in the UK must already be established.