Female Personal Assistant

Hours
: 8-16 hours per week. Times & days to be discussed, weekends minimal.

Pay
: age related national minimum wage+ up to £13.43 per hour

Holidays
: 5.6 weeks per year pro rata. Most bank holidays honoured.

Area
:
South Shields

Are you a PA that has the savvy to help me live independently to improve my quality of life? As a power-chair user with a rare muscle wasting disease, to achieve a decent life I need a PA that is plugged-in to varying physical capabilities, pain, and fatigue.

Also, as a PA you’ll understand, for everyone’s ‘needs’ to be met, enjoyment is an essential part. So do us both a favour and grab an interview for this life-enabling post in South Shields. If successful you will get paid, feel good about what you’re achieving as a PA – training available – and the knock-on effect is that you will form part of making lives much better.

Requirements:

• DBS checked
• References needed
• A car owner/driving licence preferred.
• Experience of medication administration preferable – training can be given.
• Assisting with personal care.
• Meal preparation, shopping and household duties.
• Attending Hospital, Physio sessions, and hydrotherapy.
• Enabling social activities where possible.

There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.