Personal Assistant Post

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Hours Per Week: 16

Location: East Edinburgh
Rate Of Pay: £7.20 per Hour

Reference: LCSC

As a Personal Assistant you will show warmth and support to your employer and their families; helping to promote independence and dignity and positively enhancing the lives of individuals in your care.
The Role:

·  Providing personal, dietary and health care support.

·  Communicate professionally and warmly with all visitors to the home including family and friends.

·  Act as a key worker providing friendship and supporting the needs of your employer.

·  Take part in social activities both within and externally to the home.

·  When required, accompany your employer to appointments outside the home.

·  Assist your employer with personal hygiene needs, when required.

·  Work as part of a team within the employers’ home between her, her family and you.

·  Attend training as required

The Duties:


As a Personal Assistant your day to day work may include:

·  Personal Care – (if required) Getting in and out of bed, dressing, undressing, washing & toileting

·  Healthcare - Assisting the employer to take prescribed medication regularly.

·  Dietary Care – preparation of healthy snacks and meals and assisting as required.

·  Personal Services – Escorting to shop/doctors’ appointments, paying bills.

·  Family Care – Assisting with the care of the employers’ two children.


In order to achieve this, the successful candidate should have:

·  A caring nature and a positive attitude

·  The ability to show compassion where required

·  A desire to deliver quality care

·  Be reliable and honest

·  Must be able to respect the family homes confidentiality needs

·  Must be good with children and relaxed around a very friendly cat.

·  Good communication skills

·  An open friendly attitude

·  Good Sense of humour is desirable

·  Experience in massage therapy is advantageous

·  The position may suit a physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy or similar student but this is not essential.

·  Must be a member of the PVG Scheme.

The post:

Shifts are typically Mon, Weds, Fri and Sun 9am-1pm

Further details can be discussed at the interview.

Date as Postmarked

Dear Applicant

Ref: LC OH

Please find enclosed a job description and application form for the post with the above job reference number.

If you are short-listed you will be contacted in due course by our client. If you do not hear from them within four weeks from the closing date, you can presume the post has been filled.

Unfortunately we are unable to write to those who have not been short-listed for interview.

Thank you for applying for the job and good luck with your application!

Yours faithfully

Job Title: / Personal Assistant / Job Ref: / LC OH
Position Type / Part-time / Date Posted: / March 3, 2016
Hours Required / 16 / Posting Expires: / March 17, 2016

Personal Specification

The ideal candidate will have the following:
·  A caring nature and a positive attitude
·  Ability to show compassion where required
·  Reliable and Punctual.
·  Good sense of humour.
·  Ability to work unsupervised
·  Ability to use their own initiative.
·  Trustworthy and Flexible.
·  Flexible to meet employer’s needs
·  Good communication and listening skills.
·  Able to commit to the post
·  Good interpersonal skills.
·  Experience and empathy of employers’ health issues.
·  Ability to respect the employer’s family life.
·  Ability to respect confidentiality of employer and their children
·  Must be good with children and relaxed around a very friendly cat.
·  Ability to smoke out with the employers home
Advantageous
·  Experience in massage therapy / The post:
Shifts are typically Mon, Weds, Fri and Sun 9am-1pm
Hourly rate for day shifts: £6.77
A number of shifts may be available throughout the week.
Shifts may be variable but the employer is willing to be flexible.
There may also be occasional overtime.
Further details can be discussed at the interview.
Please state in your application form the minimum hours in a shift and in a week you would be willing to work.
NB: At present the employer is undergoing a social work review and it is very likely that the hours and shifts will increase in the very near future.
Job Description
The above post is to provide assistance and support to a single mum in her mid 30’s with severe ME, Diabetes and other health ailments. She is predominantly house bound, usually only getting out once – twice a week depending on health and support. The employer requires assistance for her own personal needs as well as assistance to look after her 2 children aged 10 and 15 years without taking over their care completely.
The Successful candidate should be able to work in often quiet and fairly low light conditions, normal lighting in kitchen. The Candidate must also be sympathetic to the avoidance of sensory issues such as strong chemicals, perfume, smoke, excessive noise or bright lights.
The Employers health needs are such that the successful candidate must inform the employer immediately of any health risks even minor infections and symptoms to allow the employer time to determine whether the candidate should stay off sick. The successful candidate must be able to accept physical, emotional and mental limits of ME without imposing negative opinions.
The Successful Candidate will be employed to help the employer to live her life the way she chooses.
“Getting the right assistance when I need it allows me to lead my life independently. A Personal Assistant will enable me to do this by listening to what I want and following my instructions. It is therefore vital that an employee has good communication, confidentiality and listening skills.”
The job involves assisting the employer with a variety of tasks. Like most people, her day varies so it is difficult to list every task that is expected of a Personal Assistant.
After a period of familiarisation with the duties, the successful candidate will be required to assist the employee with the following tasks, sometimes without close supervision. The candidate will therefore need to be able to work on their own initiative whilst at the same time be respectful of the employees wishes.
You do not have to be superman to do the job well but general good health and a good sense of humour is important.
The Role:
·  Providing personal, dietary and health care as well as domestic support.
·  Communicate professionally and warmly with all visitors to the home including family and friends.
·  Act as a key worker providing friendship and supporting the needs of your employer.
·  Take part in social activities both within and externally to the home.
·  When required, accompany your employer to appointments outside the home.
·  Assist your employer with personal hygiene needs, when required.
·  Work as part of a team within the employers’ home between her, her family and you.
·  Attend training as required
The Duties:

Personal Tasks

Essential:
§  Assistance with eating and drinking
§  Assistance with medication
§  Assistance with pain relief – massage
§  Ability to provide emotional support, encourage stress reduction, pacing.
If Required
§  Assistance getting in and out of bed
§  Assistance with showering / bathing
§  Ensuring safety when using the bathroom
§  Assistance with dressing and undressing
§  Assistance with brushing hair
§  Assistance with correspondence, filling forms, resolve benefit issues and budgeting.

Domestic Tasks

§  Help with preparing shopping list
§  Suggest and help in planning meals
§  Preparing meals and assisting employer to cook – this may include meals for the family.

Social Tasks

§  Assisting employer outdoors with social, medical and other necessary appointments
§  Assisting as required with visitors to the home
§  taking messages from telephone;
§  Assistance with Shopping as required
§  Encourage recovery techniques, i.e. pacing, relaxation, meditation, stretching
§  Any other reasonable task
Additional Notes
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APPLICANT INFORMATION
Title / First Name / Surname
Address
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Email Address / National Ins No / Mobile No
Do you Hold a Current PVG / YES NO / Have you ever been convicted of a crime? / YES NO / If Yes. Please give details:
Previous Employment
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Address / Phone No
Job Title / Salary
Responsibilities
From / To / Reason for Leaving
May we contact your previous supervisor for a reference? / YES NO
Company / Supervisor name
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Job Title / Salary
Responsibilities
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Company / Supervisor name
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Job Title / Salary
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May we contact your previous supervisor for a reference? / YES NO
Education
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Personal Statement – Experience, skills and general comments.
NOTE: After reading the Job Description carefully, consider what skills and experience you have that are suited to this post. They need not have been gained in paid employment and may include special interests relevant to the post. If you need additional space please use a separate sheet.
Do you have a current full driving licence / YES NO / Do you own a Car? / YES NO
If yes, would you be prepared to use it for work? / YES NO / Comments:
When would you generally be available to work? (Please tick and if possible state times)
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If successful what date would you prefer to start?

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I certify that my answers are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
If this application leads to employment, I understand that false or misleading information in my application or interview
may result in immediate dismissal.
Signature / Date

Closing date for application form is 17/3/16

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