Personal Assistant, Ref: SOLOAKR

SOLO SUPPORT SERVICES LTD; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A personal support service in Preston seeks a caring female Personal Assistant to help a young lady with personal care and social activities. The role requires flexible working hours, including weekends and nights. Candidates should be energetic, communicative, and possess a good sense of humor. This role offers a supportive environment and various benefits including training and pension options.

Benefits

5.6 weeks holiday per year

Company pension scheme

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Qualifications

• Must have a caring nature and good communication skills.
• Fitness and enthusiasm are essential due to the nature of the job.
• Female candidates required for personal care.

Responsibilities

• Provide support with personal care, hoisting, bathing, and dressing.
• Assist with social activities both at home and in the community.
• Work flexible hours including weekends and waking nights.

Skills

Caring nature

Good listening skills

Communication skills

Energetic and enthusiastic

Sense of humor

Job description

Overview

Position Title: Personal Assistant

Location: Preston, Lancashire

Reference: SOLOAKR

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Hours per Week: Bank / Ad-hoc – to cover days and occasional waking nights. Shift patterns are: Days – 9am to 5pm and 5pm to 9pm; Nights – 9pm to 9am. We are looking for day staff who could possibly work occasional waking nights as well; shifts would be for days as the priority.

About the Role

I am a young lady aged 30, living at home with my family. I have significant physical and learning disabilities. I require support to enable me to live life as fully and as independently as possible. I am looking for bank personal assistants to join my current team. You will be required to provide support with personal care, hoisting, bathing, dressing and social activities within my own home and the wider community.

About You

The ideal candidates will have a genuinely caring nature, good listening and communication skills, be fit, energetic, and enthusiastic with a good sense of humor.

Candidates must be female due to the personal nature of the vacancy.

Flexibility of working hours is important to meet my needs, and will include covering weekends, bank holidays, staff holidays and sickness as required. You must be able to work day shifts and waking nights as required.

Benefits

• 5.6 weeks holiday per year (pro-rata for part-time positions).
• Company pension scheme after 3 months’ service, subject to the scheme rules.
• Opportunity to join our Cash Back Health Plan, after successful completion of the probation period.
• Free training and development for all roles.
• Access to wellbeing and support tools.
• And so much more!

Safer Recruitment

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How to Apply

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