Personal Assistant – SMINCL Needed in Heaton

Hours: 12 hours per week, Monday-Thursday 3 hours per day (afternoons)

Area: Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Rate: £15.00 per hour

Our client is currently looking for an experienced, flexible personal assistant to assist her within the home and out into the community.

Susan has a variety of physical mobility & respiratory disabilities and requires assistance with personal care, accessing the community and household tasks including organising the household including DIY/small gardening tasks. Susan is bubbly and outgoing with a good sense of humour, she lives with her cat, so an animal lover is essential.

The role will include supporting and assisting Susan with domestic tasks including organising the household so it is accessible and assisting with shopping or accessing the community to attend appointments or for leisure activities if she chooses, personal care may be required to assist with dressing and hair washing.  There may be a requirement to assist and support Susan to prepare meals when required.

Susan is a retired teacher and lecturer and has a vast collection of literature and art materials. She describes herself as a bookaholic and is keen to begin getting creative with her arts and crafts materials. Her favourite artist is Kurt Jackson, and she has studied Issac Newton and various therapeutic psychology models and has a Doctorate in Academic history. You will not be short of topics to discuss. As a keen gardener one of her goals is to get her backyard organised with her collection of plants in pots.

Susan is looking for someone who is articulate and able to engage in topics of interest whilst carrying out their daily duties and you must have a good level of fitness.

For more information, please see the Job Description 

This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.