What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Assistant - Truro (CSL024) position at Disability Cornwall?
Applicant status required : Self-Employed
- This role is a private arrangement with a person or family who is seeking support for someone else or themselves. You will not be employed by or carry out work for Humans Cornwall; we have a dedicated team to help identify private personal assistants for care and support. These roles are personally assisting somebody to achieve their goals, gain independence and / or manage their daily lives; These will be self-funded by the family or person, or they may receive a Direct payment from Cornwall council.
Location : Threemilsestone, Truro
A lovely gentleman in the Truro area, seeks support from a Personal Assistant (female preferred). This position is temporarily only for a few months to cover sick leave. This gentleman is a 60-year-old, proud Cornishman. He enjoys going shopping, and visiting local garden centers and has an immense passion for animals. He is also partial to going out for a delicious carvery. His work is really important to him, and he is a fiercely proud, self-advocate and supporter of his community, this being said he would really love for any applicants to have experience with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health.
Support required :
Support to check use-by dates
Support to go shopping, and put away shopping
Support with meal planning, making healthy and balanced meals
Support to prepare meals and to freeze them for this gentleman to defrost independently
Support with exercise, improving health and wellbeing
Support to manage bills and admin
Support with domestic duties, cleaning surfaces, flooring, bathroom etc.
Support with laundering clothes and bedding, support to identify when items need
replacing
Support to make the bed and identify when the sheets need washing
Support to use transport to commute to and from work commitments
Support and prompting with personal care as and when needed
Rate and support hours :
Hourly rate of pay : £14.72
Hours per week : 14 hours a week
Schedule : To be agreed with the client but will need to be flexible
Essential criteria :
If you’re someone who enjoys making a difference and has the right qualities, we’d love to hear from you!
Next steps
Salary : $15