Personal Assistant / Support Worker Female Only

Milestones Trust ,
Bristol, Bristol
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Salary: £8.95 per hour + excellent benefits

Overview

34 hours per week or 2x posts 17 hours per week – will involve sleep-ins and weekend work Could you support a woman in her eighties with learning disabilities to get the most out of later life? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Personal Assistant to join Milestones Trust. We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a 34 year history of offering person-centred support to vulnerable people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and dementia. WHY APPLY? Working 1:1 with this woman in her own home, we offer companionship and support with all areas of her life. The service provides 24 hour 1:1 support with sleep-ins, following the woman’s person centred plans to support her to achieve her goals in a way that makes sense to her. Role, Required Education, Skills and Qualifications THE ROLE: As a Personal Assistant you will support this lady in all areas of life, including accessing the community for shopping and any of her chosen activities, daily living skills and managing her home and tenancy, looking after her finances, and personal care in the morning and evening which involves manual handling using a hoist. Female Staff Only – This post fulfils the requirements of a Genuine Occupational Qualification and is therefore exempt under the Equality and Diversity Act 2010 YOU: We are looking for people who are calm, compassionate and willing to take the time to build a positive relationship with this woman to support her to continue to maximise her independence. You will need to be creative, empathetic, personable but professional, supportive, and an effective communicator. In return, we will offer you some excellent benefits including: Up to 26 days’ holiday and 8 days’ bank holiday entitlement Family friendly/work-life balance policies Company pension scheme & health cash plan (BHSF) Free parking at most Trust services Comprehensive induction and learning and development opportunities Access to all levels of training appropriate to your role and career progression with the Trust. We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within Milestones Trust. For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Service Co-ordinator, Pippa Walker, on 07795 474 543. This is an on-going advert and interviews will be held on an ad-hoc basis until sufficient applications have been received. Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all Registered Charity No. 294377. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/88602071

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