Job Details

This position can be full-time or part-time, depending on preference. The list of shifts available is below: ideally you should do at least two shifts a week.

The successful candidates will be responsible for a range of duties including personal care, admin, medication management, housekeeping, and communication with healthcare professionals.

No experience required, but admin experience is a plus. Those who are competent, organised and proactive with common sense are encouraged to apply. Training is provided.

Who will you be working for?

A 35 year old opinionated feminist from London, whose interests include reading, history, video games, food, and writing about disability rights and activism. She likes making things rainbow and talking about the French Revolution.

To apply: Applicants should fill in the application form at https://forms.gle/Wv9qtbKummEfDnyr8 and email it to rita.pa.manager@gmail.com

Admin Responsibilities:

• Process and submit staff timesheets
• Prepare and manage monthly staff rotas.
• Coordinate staff absences, including holidays, sickness, and shift changes & arrange cover as required.
• Verify and record receipts and expenses.
• Conduct DBS checks for new staff.
• Carry out employment checks, including Right to Work checks.
• Handle internal and external queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Support recruitment processes, including scheduling interviews.
• Assist with onboarding and induction of new staff members.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with data protection regulations.
• Work to improve our admin processes over time.
• Other general admin duties as required, including telephone calls and correspondence.

Care Responsibilities:

• Providing personal care assistance, including washing, dressing, and oral hygiene
• Administering medication and monitoring medication supply
• Undertaking general housekeeping duties, such as cleaning, laundry, shopping, organising, vegetarian meal planning and cooking (vegetarian cook books available!)
• Liaising with medical professionals via phone and email and other administrative tasks
• Flexible and open to covering other PAs' illness and holidays
• Other duties as required

Shifts available include days, evenings and sleep-in night cover seven days per week.

Typical shift times:

8:30am to 6pm

6pm to 11pm

Sleeping nights - 11pm to 8:30am (paid differently)

There is a little flexibility in these times with prior agreement for the right person.

Shifts currently available:

Monday 8:30am to 6pm

Wednesday 8:30am to 6pm

Thursday 8:30am to 6pm

Thursday 6pm to 11pm

Thursday 11pm to 8:30am (sleeping nights, paid differently)

Friday 6pm to 11pm

Friday 11pm to 8:30am (sleeping nights, paid differently)

Saturday 8:30am to 6pm (every week is available)

Sunday 8:30am to 6pm (alternative week)

The ideal candidate:

• Women only (as the job requires personal care, this is a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010)
• LGBTQ friendly
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Organised and with personal or professional admin experience or aptitude
• Able to communicate professionally and very clearly
• Flexibility, common sense and willingness to learn
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Can-do attitude and common sense
• No experience needed - those with institutional care experience may find they have to learn a new way of working
• Experience in running a household desirable
• Reliable, organised and trustworthy - being on time is important
• Very strong spoken and written English
• Willing to undergo a DBS check, though only convictions relevant to the specific job role will be taken into account
• Authorised to work in the UK
• Skill at writing complaint letters and other documentation a plus!

The role will close when the position has been filled, so early applications encouraged.