Job description
CR1
Welwyn Garden City
14 hours per week – times and days to be agreed
£13.25 per hour
Previous care experience - preferred
Driving licence – essential
Personal Assistant Job Description
I am a lady in my 50s who enjoys socialising and walking in the countryside. I need a personal assistant to assist me in all areas of my personal, domestic and social life, both at home and in the community. Your role is to enable me to lead an individual and independent life in my own home.
You must be reliable, able to work flexible hours, you must respect my privacy and understand my need for confidentiality. You will work under my direction you are accountable to me and you should respond to my requests.
Personal Assistant Tasks
The work involves some or all of the following tasks. Some tasks will be daily, others weekly. As my needs vary, it is important that you are flexible about the work and agree to undertake other reasonable tasks.
Personal Requirements
· Support to get in/out of the bath if I am unwell.
Domestic Needs
· General domestic duties
· General housework, including cleaning, dusting, hoovering
· Preparation and cooking of meals and drinks and clearing up
· Changing of bed linen
· Laundry and ironing
· Shopping and/or assistance with shopping
· Gardening
General Assistance
· To help me with any chosen activity, inside or outside my home
· Assist with getting to and taking part in social activities such as swimming or going for a sauna.
· Assistance with ordering and collecting my medication
· Assistance attending medical appointments – if necessary
· Assist me if I need hospitalisation
Personal Assistant’s General Responsibilities
· Respect me
· Arrive at the agreed time, ready to work
· Give as much notice as possible if you are going to be late or can’t come
· Discuss any problems with me as soon as possible
· Respect my possessions /equipment and use them only with my consent.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £13.25 per hour
Experience:
- Care: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)