Personal Assistant (DA) - External Vacancy - WS2

Job Title: Albanian speaking PA

Job Ref: VP/DA/02/24

Reporting to:  Employer’s Guardian

Location: Walsall WS2

Rate of Pay: £10.90 per hr

Nature of the job role: 27 hrs per week

Hours to be used flexibly throughout the week, and this can be negotiated to suit any appropriate applicant, to support with the main duties listed below. 

Main Duties:
Personal and domestic duties: 
• Personal Assistant to communicate with Employer and encourage him to complete all tasks with guidance, support and instruction from the Personal Assistant. 
• Personal assistant to provide minimal support whilst encouraging Employer to develop his self-caring skills and offering support where required. 
• Employer to be prompted to prepare meals with support and guidance for his safety but encouraging participation and working towards developing his safety and independent cooking skill in the kitchen. 
• Employer to be prompted to clean all areas after use.
• Personal Assistant to encourage Employer's participation and provide minimal support in daily tasks. 
• Employer to be prompted to take his medication.

Social Duties: 
Shopping 
• Personal Assistant to support Employer to check the food in the fridge and cupboards and discard any out-of-date items. Employer to be supported to look through his items, see what is required and write a shopping list. Employer to be supported to the supermarket to do his grocery shopping, ensuring he has all essential items.   

Accessing the community
• Personal assistant to support Employer to access the community. 

Qualifications:  
Enhanced DBS required

Skills & Experience:
Caring and respectful communication skills
Reliable and accountable for own actions
Good time keeping skills.

To apply for this role please send a CV or letter outlining your suitability for the role to PAvacancies@idealforall.co.uk – please quote job reference in your application.
Alternatively if you would like to discuss the role please call 0121 558 5555 option 1 and speak to a member of the Direct Payment Team.