Job title: Personal Assistant (PA)

Reporting to: ( Client )

Location: (Buckinghamshire)

Job purpose:

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

This role involves supporting in the community , supporting hours can be between 3-5 per client, and as many as you are able to support.

About the employer:

Excalibur Care and Support is a introduction agency, who will introduce you to people in the community .

The role is supporting themselves to do the activities they enjoy doing , each person is different and an individual. So their choice of activities will be based upon their preferences , and pre advised from their social Workers and families.

Main duties:

Social duties, for example, support to:

• Keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
• Attend adult education classes
• Attend medical appointments
• Do hobbies such as dog walking, yoga or playing a sport
• Attend social events such as music gigs or the cinema
• Attend work.

NO intimate Personal Care in the homes is part of this role this is a community based role.

DUTIES That are also defined as Personal Care are :

• Administering medication
•  Assisting to eat
• Assisting with drink
•  Assisting with washing hands
• Performing exercises/physiotherapy .

Duties that are expected of this role are :

Domestic duties, for example, support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, cleaning, changing linen, laundry, ironing and gardening.

These duties may vary from day-to-day :

Type of person that you/they are looking for:

• Values,  honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality and diversity or has a good sense of humour.
• Specific requirements, for example, someone with an understanding of a specific condition, or has a shared language or customs.
• Other: for example, due to the nature of this role including medical/personal care the potential employer will be considering female/male applicants only.

What you can expect to receive:

You will be shadowing for 2 weeks

You will have Training Provided Care Certificate Training to be completed prior to starting the role – Shadowing in the community.

Access to other training opportunities, competitive rate of pay, flexible working , training also given on supporting yourself and your own finances and how to be a self employed person.

Hours of work:

List the days and hours of work – you can add ‘flexible hours to be mutually agreed’ if you wish.

Rate of pay:

* £12.00 per hour , petrol expenses reimbursement at 45p per mile.

Skills, qualifications and experience:

• Care Certificate Training
• If you have a family member, friend or any voluntary work that you have experience caring for ?
• Are you looking to gain experience as a pre / post graduate working with people with Autism or Learning Disabilities in the community.

Essential:  The essential skills, qualifications and experience that personal assistants need to have:

• A Positive mental attitude
• You enjoy caring for others
• Computer literate skills
• Good Record keeping skills
•  Numerical competent
• Good communicator
• A good listener
• Driving licence
• Car and appropriate insurance
• Able to swim
• A clear understanding of confidentiality
• Good at building relationships

Preferred: A list of desirable skills, qualifications and experience that you may have :

• Likes dogs or other pets
• Nursing qualification
• Ability to support people with behaviours which are showing you they are in distress .
• Knowledge of a particular language or culture
• Specialist communication skills, for example, British Sign Language or Makaton, or a willingness to learn them.

To apply please contact Rob on: 

Mobile: 07495211149

E : Robertaustin@excaliburcareandsupport.com