PA needed for happy 97 year old lady CB2850

PA needed for happy 97 year old lady

Ref: CB2850

Location: Warminster

Details
This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Preferred

Employment status:
Employed or Self-employed

Hours per week:
Bank staff - Holiday and sickness cover

Hourly pay rate:
To be discussed depending on employment type
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We are looking for a friendly and reliable Personal Assistant (PA) to join our team to provide bank cover for holiday and sickness.

You will be supporting a 97 year old happy lady living with dementia, and is hard of hearing, who enjoys knitting and chatting. She is mobile with the use of a rollator and is able to manage her own toileting needs.

Cover Required -
- Dates: Wednesday 5th August – 21st August
- Hours: Approximately 14.5 hours per week
- Days: Weekdays only (no weekend work required for this cover)

Opportunity for ongoing bank work to cover holidays and sickness for an existing team of 2 PAs

Duties Include:
Morning Support (1.5–2 hours):
- Prepare and support with breakfast
- Prompt and administer medication
- Assist with dressing and personal hygiene
- Make a picnic type lunch & set reminder to eat
- Lock the property

Evening Support (1–1.5 hours):
- Prepare a hot meal
- Ensure the client is safe, warm and settled
- Secure the home before leaving

Additional Support:
- Provide snacks and encourage regular fluid intake
- Ensure the client is warm, comfortable and safe
- Assist with showering twice a week
- Occasional outings (e.g. trips to the garden centre)

About You:
- Caring, patient and reliable
- Experience with dementia is desirable
- Able to work independently
- Good communication skills
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Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Other relevant duties as required
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance

Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
- Hygienic, tidy and well organised
- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
- Honest and cheerful
- Creative
- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- 2 caged budgies in property so must be comfortable with pets

Additional requirements
Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission

Notes:
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

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