Personal Assistant

This position is to assist with daily care for an elderly lady to enable her to live in her own home, working in conjunction with her family.

Hours are 9 hours 15 minutes per week as follows:
Monday-Friday 45 minutes in the mornings to help with personal care. 2 additional hours per week for shower/bath which could be tagged on to one of the shifts and 30 mins each evening to help to get ready for bed x 7 days (ideally) but open for discussion to suit applicant/s. This could suit one person or if you can only do some of the hours, please state on your application.

Responsible to: You will be directly responsible to your employer, working in the family home.

Main Duties:

Personal care tasks -
Assisting citizen to get dressed in the morning or changed ready for bed in the evening.
Helping citizen to eat her meals.
Helping citizen with any medications required.
Assisting citizen to the toilet.
Helping with going up and down stairs / assisting with mobility
Assisting citizen to wash daily and occasional showers/bath

Person Specification:

Reliability is important.

Maintaining a professional standard of care.

Respect and safeguard the goods and property of the family.

Respect the privacy of the family and uphold confidentiality at all times.

Be trustworthy and kind.

Be punctual.

Bear in mind the role is one of empowerment to allow the citizen dignity and enable her to have a good quality of life.

Special Conditions:

A Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) and two satisfactory references are conditional for the post. This is a free and confidential

Exemption under the equalities act 2010: Female Only

Disclaimer:
The Rowan Organisation is a registered charity which supports people who employ their own staff through Direct Payments.
Please be aware that this role is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer and you will not be employed by The Rowan Organisation, nor will we be held responsible for any situation arising from your employment.