Job Title: Personal Assistant – Self-Employed Location: Purley, Croydon Hourly rate: £13.25 Reference: AH600 Hours/shifts: Monday to Friday hours pattern 24 hours per week, times to be discussed. Summary: My adult daughter is kind and gentle, she enjoys being with people, mostly her family and familiar people but does warm up to new people quickly. Communication can be difficult as some word articulations are not clear. We are looking for more self-employed personal assistants (PAs) to join us. The current PA works at the weekends, so weekday support is the most important thing for us at the moment. You need to be registered with HMRC as a self-employed worker and declaring your income, have your own insurance for care/support work etc and meet the other requirements of a self-employed worker. Other Requirements • "Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9." • Must be able to swim • Must be able to do personal care, showering, helping with clothing on and off, toileting, putting moisturiser on body etc. • Non smoker required due to medical reasons • Must have a UK driving licence • Must have access to own vehicle • Other : All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. Description Typical duties Domestic - Helping with laundry – un/loading washing machine, hanging to dry, ironing, putting away Changing bed linen Bed making Taking out rubbish General tidying and housework, including cleaning, dusting and vacuuming. Preparing drinks, snacks and meals. Shopping Personal Care: Washing and bathing/showering – towelling dry/ drying hair Supervision and/or assistance with showering, drying, hair washing/ brushing as required Help getting into and out of bath/shower as required To be on call when employer takes bath Assistance with applying cream General hair/skin care Catheter care Using the toilet Dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fastenings Assistance with medication i.e. helping to take tablets from foil/packets Helping with other aspects of personal care as required, for example assisting employer to get changed at swimming pool/gym. Mealtimes e.g. cutting up food, assistance to eat Physiotherapy exercises Social: Accompany and assist when accessing the community for social and leisure activities e.g. swimming, the gym, the library, to see friends, garden centre, cinema, bowling, local visits, out shopping for fun, attending social events, attending therapies and disability group. The above duties will involve driving and transporting in the PA’s car, lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car, pushing the wheelchair when out on long walks. Whilst on duty at the employer’s home watching TV and assisting with craft activities Person specification The successful applicant will be: Female due to personal care needs Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality Reliable with good time-keeping Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills Honest and cheerful Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles. Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be engaged directly by the individual family and not Independent Lives.