Female Personal Assistant - Whitmore Reans WV6

Female Personal Assistant - Whitmore Reans WV6

Job Vacancy

Job title:Personal assistant (PA)

Reporting to:The Employer

Location:Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton WV6

Job purpose

To assist with a variety of tasks which will enable the person who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.

About the employer

Our client is a 24-year-old female who is a full-time wheelchair user living in the Whitmore Reans area of Wolverhampton who is looking to recruit a female Personal Assistant to provide support for 6 hours per week for social and community support.

Our client is independent, able to make their own decisions and communicate clearly. Although they have a physical disability and use a wheelchair (manual wheelchair) they lead an active lifestyle and enjoy getting out of the house regularly. Our client enjoys going to the gym, shopping, coffee trips, eating out, cinema and social activities. They need to be pushed around and has a disability van suitable for the wheelchair and for further distances.

• Support to access the community (shopping, gym, coffee, cinema and eating out)
• Support to attend appointments when required
• Assistance with using public transport when travelling further distances.
• Occasional support with personal care when out in the community.

Type of person that you/they are looking for

• Values: Someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, friendly, talkative, with an outgoing personality, non-judgemental, can build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel and understands equality and diversity.
• Specific requirements: Someone with a driver's licence as client has a disability van the PA can drive.
• Other: Due to the nature of this role including personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.

Hours of work: 6 hours per week.

Rate of pay: £13.50 per hour

Skills, qualifications, and experience

• Female Personal Assistant
• Driving licence
• Confidentiality
• Good at building relationships
• A good listener

Preferred:

• Previous care experience preferred but not essential

This post is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check at the Employers request prior to commencing employment. This is confidential and at no cost to yourself.