DPPA​/CS​/Personal Assistant

Overview

Committed and flexible Personal Assistants are required to assist a lady who has memory issues and is hearing impaired to manage her daily activities and help relieve her social isolation. The hours are to be worked flexibly as required and agreed in advance. This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme and is intended to enable this client to manage their support independently.

• Some personal care including reminding her to take medication, assistance to wash her hair and look her very best.
• Support the client to maintain daily routines in the home including meal preparation and light domestic duties.
• Support and encourage her with activities of interest including walking, feeding her hens, painting and support to access the local community socially, trips out into town for coffee or retail therapy.
• The preparation of snacks and drinks may be required when on shift.
• Ensure the client’s safety and wellbeing when on shift.
• Any other reasonable duties requested as required to facilitate the client’s welfare.

• Active and energetic. Proactive individual with local knowledge.
• A good sense of humour, caring, honest, responsible and patient. With flexibility around hours of work and main duties of the job.
• Reliable with good time keeping.
• Able to use own initiative and be self‑motivated.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and be aware of privacy.
• An ability to develop and maintain a supportive relationship.
• Good communication and inter‑personal skills. A full driving licence and use of a car is required.
• You must have business use on your insurance to be able to use the vehicle within work hours.

This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant. If you have an online update DBS you have a great chance of becoming shortlisted for this position as this can help the employer to recruit much quicker; if you wish to update your current DBS please go to  If requested by the employer, two satisfactory references must be provided.

This post is subject to a trial period of 1 month and a probationary period of up to 6 months. Wages will be paid in arrears on a 4‑weekly basis once a valid National Insurance (NI) number has been provided. You must be eligible to work in the UK and your employer will conduct document checks prior to commencement. You will receive the appropriate annual leave entitlement as well as all other statutory entitlements, details of which will be set out in your contract of employment.

You will also be issued with a Personal Assistants Handbook when your employment commences. You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training identified as relevant to this post. The cost of mandatory training will be met through the direct payment. Failure to attend mandatory training may result in your employment offer being withdrawn.

Hours offered: up to 40 hours per week agreed in advance with the employer. Can be split between several PAs. Shifts of 5–6 hours per day over a 5-day week or longer 12‑hour shifts as need arises (some nights may be included later).