Job Advertisement: Personal Assistants Required
Location: Kilwinning North Ayrshire
Job Title: Personal Support Assistant / Carer
Hourly Rate: £13.15 per hour
Hours: Casual days and overnights NB overnight support is required as part of this Role.
We are looking for Personal Assistants needed urgently to provide support for a lady with multiple health conditions. The rate of pay is £13.15 per hour.
Overview:
We are seeking a compassionate and reliable Personal Support Assistant to provide care and safeguarding for an older lady who has experienced Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs), leaving her in need of support with daily tasks. The primary focus of the role is to always ensure her safety and comfort while aiding with personal care, light meal preparation, and maintaining her general well-being. This position may be offered as a full-time role or a job share.
Responsibilities:
- Safeguarding: Always ensure the safety and well-being of the person, monitoring her throughout the day to prevent falls or accidents.
- Continence Care: Assist with using commode as required, ensuring her dignity and comfort.
- Comfort & Hydration: Regularly check in on her comfort levels, ensuring she is not too hot or cold. Provide tea, coffee, and ensure hydration throughout the day.
- Meal Preparation: Assist with the preparation of light meals, shopping, and cooking as needed. Ensure food is appropriately chopped and manageable for her to eat.
- Assistance with Mobility: Help her get comfortable in her chair, assist with getting in and out of bed, and help with general mobility as required.
- Feeding Assistance: Offer help with feeding when necessary, ensuring meals are easy to eat and enjoyable.
- Household Support: Perform light household tasks related
Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, meal preparation, shopping, Flexibility is essential, and drivers are preferred.
If you are compassionate, reliable, and looking to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
As part of the role, you are required to undergo a PVG, present two references one from your last employer.
If you feel you have the qualities and life skills to enable the lady to have a better quality of life. Please send your application and CV by e-mail to Stephenie@ailn.org.
*Please note AILN are not the employer we work on behalf of independent employers *
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