personal assistant Bournemouth, England
Job description
Female Personal Care Assistant, 27 hours per week, Bournemouth, BH6 area,
About the Role:
The role is to assist a lady in everyday living, including support with personal care, attending social events and work commitments.
Female* applicants only will be considered.
The individual requires physical assistance to achieve her goals and progress in her career.
She has a passion for sport and looks for opportunities, either volunteering or paid, to inspire the next generation to become more active and develop more social connections.
*(Sex Discrimination Act 7 (2) b (ii) applies)
Hourly Rate – The position is open to both directly employed and self employed applicants.
£11.50 per hour for an employed PA, for self-employed please provide your hourly rates at time of application.
Day & Times: 27 hours per week
Monday 5-10pm
Tuesday 5-10pm
Wednesday 5-10pm
Thursday 3-10pm
Friday 5-10pm
For further information, please refer to the attached job description and personal spec.
The BCP Direct Payments Advice Service is a support service for individuals who are living independently within the community. We are not the person you will work for. You will work for the individual or family we are supporting.
For more information or to discuss the role further, please contact Libby Moore, telephone number 01202 123961 .
Please send your CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role, quoting the job reference number EM/SB/23914 to the email address supplied.
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Job Description & Person Specification
Job title: Female* Self-Employed or Employed Personal Care Assistant
Location: BH6 area
*(Sex Discrimination Act 7 (2) b (ii) applies)
Job purpose:
The role is to assist the individual in everyday living, including support with personal care, attending social events and work commitments.
The individual requires physical assistance to achieve her goals and progress in her career.
She has a passion for sport and looks for opportunities, either volunteering or paid, to inspire the next generation to become more active and develop more social connections.
About the individual:
The individual has Cerebral Palsy and is a semi-permanent wheelchair user. She can walk around her home and for her jobs. She uses a wheelchair for out in the community.
The individual receives social care funding to support her for 14 hours a day and the Personal Assistant will be an addition to her team. The lady lives in an adapted bungalow on her own.
She enjoys being physically active and supporting her in exercise is essential, such as frame running. The lady runs a local Boccia club and will require support with this.
Rate of pay: £11.50 per hour for an employed PA (if self-employed please provide rates on application).
Hours of work: 27 hours, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 5pm to 10pm and Thursday 3pm to 10pm
Main duties
Social duties:
§ To aid socialising with friends and family.
§ Support with sports activities
§ Attending appointments
§ Support with administrative tasks such as responding to emails and social media posts
Personal Care:
§ Support with bathing or showering
§ Shaving & teeth cleaning,
§ Dressing
§ Eating
§ Performing exercises/physiotherapy
Domestic duties:
§ Support with grocery shopping,
§ Cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks
§ Cleaning, changing linen, laundry, ironing
These duties may vary from day-to-day
Qualities
§ Values: 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 and diversity or has a good sense of humour.
§ Specific requirements: an understanding of working with people with disabilities
Skills, qualifications and experience
Essential:
§ driving licence to drive my van
§ good level of fitness
§ confidentiality
§ good at building relationships
§ specialist communication skills, for example, British Sign Language or Makaton, or a willingness to learn them.
§ computer literate
§ good communicator
§ self employed applicants must be able to prove ‘status’ in respect of HMRC set up, Public Liability Insurance, Terms and Conditions, tax reference number.
§ Legally Able to Work in UK
Preferred:
§ likes dogs or other pets.
§ a good listener
§ can work with children and others with additional needs.
§ happy to drive long distance with breaks.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 27 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bournemouth, Dorset: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Must have experience, understanding of working with people with disabilities
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: EM/SB/23914
