Position Overview & Specifications
An experienced female support worker who is reliable, punctual, and flexible is required to support an adult lady based in London Borough Tower Hamlets (E1, E2, E3, E14). The ideal candidate would live locally within about a 5 mile radius of Tower Hamlets.
The ideal candidate should have previous experience working with people in their own homes and possess a calm, kind and caring disposition.
The candidate should be trustworthy, very compassionate and respectful. They will need to have a professional work ethic with the highest regard to confidentiality and discretion. They will need to be extremely clean, know how to cook and be able to follow precise instructions.
The candidate will need to follow the instructions and support with cleaning, personal care, shopping, cooking and support with reading and writing correspondence. A Turkish speaker is preferred but not necessary.
Duties:
*The successful candidate will be part of a team of PA’s and will be expected to cover each other on annual leave and sick leave*. You will also need to be willing to undertake appropriate training for this role which can be provided.
A level 2 Diploma in Health and Social care is desirable as well as a recent enhanced DBS and checkable references.
Hours: 17.25 hours per week (Monday- Sunday)
Rate: £11.95 gross per hour (paid monthly)
Proof of entitlement to work in the UK will be required at interview.
An Enhanced Disclosure Barring Check will be required for this position.
Due to the specific requirements of the role, consideration will only be given to Female candidates; this is in line with Equality Act 2010 guidelines on Genuine Occupational Requirements. Section 9; Schedule 83 [Work: Exceptions] (Part 1; Occupational Requirements) - applies to this post.
‘Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus’