Personal care assistant

Personal Care Assistant | Edinburgh

£10.00 per hour

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28 days holiday entitlement

  • Training
  • No experience required
  • Immediate start

I am a fun, friendly, active and driven 30 year old lady with cerebral palsy who requires female personal care assistants to join my dedicated team. I am a full time wheelchair user, who is independently minded and I require only physical help with tasks (I can only employ females is due to the personal care aspect of the job role). Candidates must be a non-smoker due to my asthma.

You: I need staff who are friendly and full of energy and motivation. Being able to use your own initiative, having excellent time keeping and organisational skills is key. You need to be happy to go out and about with me, help me come up with ideas for trips and creative projects. You must be reliable and trustworthy.

It is ESSENTIAL that you hold a full UK driving license and you MUST be comfortable with driving a medium wheel chair accessible van with a MANUAL gearbox.

General duties of the role will include but aren't limited to,

- day to day personal care - hoisting, washing, dressing, female hygiene, toileting, support with eating and drinking

- upkeep of the house - cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing

- transport and trips outside of the house

- support if needed at night time

Pay is £10/hour and £60 sleep in

We have 2 days and one 24hour shift to currently cover. However more hours are likely to become available, and you are required to be able to work extra sickness and holiday cover as part of your contracted hours.

Mondays — 9.30am to 6.30pm

Friday 24hour shift - (9.30am to 11pm (with 1.5hr breaks), sleep 11pm to 8am Saturday, leaving at 10am Saturday

Saturdays — 10am to 6.30pm

Plus holidays and sick cover required

**shifts to start ideally in July**

More about me: I have a very active lifestyle and I am a very busy individual. I enjoy doing lots of activities such as sports, painting, days out and music concerts. I take pride in taking care of myself of my home.

I consider myself to be a very friendly and accommodating employer. I am good to my longstanding staff and have a good sense of humour.

You will be required to have a full enhanced DBS check for the role. The cost of which will be covered by me.

Experience preferred but not necessary

If you would like to apply for this role please attach a copy of your CV and a short cover note and we will be in touch shortly.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: £10.00 /hour