Female Personal Assistant Norwich, NR1 £12.89 per hour, 15 hours per week

**About me**I am a friendly 48-year-old lady with a good sense of humour. I live with my partner and our cat and value positive, supportive working relationships. I use a wheelchair and, because my physical and mental health conditions affect me differently from day to day, I am looking for an additional PA to join my established team.**The role**You will help me maintain my wellbeing, independence and quality of life. The role includes:· Support with health, wellbeing, activities, travel and community participation· Personal care when needed, including showering, dressing, hair care and continence support.· Meal preparation and batch cooking, including safe gluten-free food handling.· Monitoring fatigue and low blood sugar, responding to CGM alerts and supporting food and fluid intake.· Wheelchair support indoors and outdoors, including safely transporting a foldable wheelchair.· Light domestic tasks such as cleaning, laundry, bedding and keeping the home organised.· Medication prompts, appointments, diary tasks, administration and rota planning.**About you**· You will be caring, dependable and confident working both independently and as part of a team. You will also need:· Previous care or Personal Assistant experience.· Confidence providing personal care. · Experienced preparing fresh gluten-free meals.· A reliable, flexible and punctual approach, with respect for confidentiality and boundaries.· Confidence using a smartphone, WhatsApp, shared calendars and electronic rotas.· A full driving licence, reliable transport and appropriate business insurance.· To be comfortable around a cat and physically able to handle a foldable wheelchair following training.· This role is open to female applicants under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.**Hours, pay and benefits**· 15 hours per week, worked between 11.30am and 10pm, with additional hours sometimes available for sickness and holiday cover.· £12.89 per hour for daytime hours.· Paid induction, shadowing and mandatory training, including Moving and Handling, Food Safety, hypoglycaemia and CGM support, and gluten-free food handling.· Holiday entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks of your normal working pattern.· Once we have built a good working relationship, there may also be the option of additional waking overnight support at £12.71 per hour.Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check paid for by the employer, two satisfactory references (including your current or most recent employer) and a three month probation period.
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