Personal Assistant

Personal Assistants (Relief) for Supported Living Scheme

Salary: £9.01 per hour

Are you kind, caring, self-motivated and imaginative?

Do you want to make far-reaching improvements to the life of a young woman?

YES! – Then this Personal Assistants job is for you!

I am a young woman living in my own home in Poynton, East Cheshire.  I have both physical and learning disabilities and I lead an active and rewarding life. I need kind, caring, self-motivated and imaginative individuals to support me with sensory awareness and experience, communication and socialising and all other aspects of daily living. I love interacting with people, swimming, dancing, classical music, drama and going out.

Due to the personal nature of the duties and in the interests of privacy and dignity this post is restricted to female applicants only (as allowed by Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010)

 For the Personal Assistants roles I am looking for people who have:

• the skills and ability to provide person centred support to disabled people;
• a positive attitude and a commitment to improving disabled people’s lives;
• a full UK driving licence and willing and able to drive a (manual) Motability vehicle;
• the confidence and imagination to devise and deliver appropriate activities for people with special needs;
• a reasonable level of fitness to support physical activities (see Job Description).

For the Personal Assistant role you will be required to cover work on a rota basis which will include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. The post may include occasional sleeping in duties; additional hours will usually be available to cover staff absences such as holidays and sickness.

We welcome applications from disabled people and any disabled person who meets the minimum criteria is guaranteed an interview.  These posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks and references.

IF you would like to be considered for the Personal Assistant roles please click “APPLY” below   

Closing date for applications:          10^th August 2018

Interviews to be held:                       21^st August 2018