Personal Assistant/Direct Payments

Personal Assistant/Direct Payments

Job description

Personal Assistant required (Female) to assist a lady in her late 40s with her personal-care routine in her own home.

Working days and times are:

9.00–10.00 am, 5.00–6.00 pm - Seven days a week

£18 per hour is self employed.

The role includes:

• Supporting lady safely up and downstairs.
• Preparing the bathroom before personal care and leaving it clean and tidy afterwards.
• Assisting with showering and washing.
• Washing hair and ensuring both hair and body are thoroughly dried.
• Using a hairdryer and helping to brush and put up hair.
• Helping with dressing and undressing as required.
• Applying creams and topical treatments to personal and other areas as directed.
• Recording creams and treatments applied.
• Tidying the bedroom, towels, clothing and personal-care items after the routine and performing other tasks or variations, commensurate with the role
• Liaising with the main carer and passing on any relevant observations or concerns.
  
  

The full personal-care package is 14 hours per week:

The position is available on a job-share basis, so applicants do not need to cover all 14 hours.

Previous experience of personal or intimate care would be helpful, but in particular family are looking for someone who is kind, dependable, patient, discreet and comfortable providing hands-on personal care.

Good communication and reliability are important, as the lady benefits from a consistent routine and continuity between carers.

Due to the nature of the role and the provision of intimate personal care, this vacancy is restricted to female applicants only (Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part 1)."

DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post – Cost to be met by the local authority.