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Job Reference: SMcG MC 2403

Post: Personal Assistant

Closing Date:24/03/2017

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in the post of Personal Assistant.

Direct Payments Team at Disability Advice Service Lambeth supports disabled people in Lambeth in recruiting their own care staff.

Please find enclosed:

  • An application form;
  • A Person Specification and Job Description.

This post is for 17.5 and 20.5 hours per week at £9.40 per hour.

Please read instructions for completing the application form

  • Please make sure that you complete ALLsections of the application form;
  • Incomplete application forms, or forms with sections missing, WILL NOT be considered for short listing;
  • When filling in the section: “Experience” please refer to the requirements specified in the Job Description under “Personal Assistant Tasks”.

Please complete the application form and send it to the Direct Payments Team at the address above. We will be contacting short-listed applicants within two weeks of the closing date to arrange interview dates.

If you would like us to keep your details on file for any future vacancies please tick the relevant box on the application form.

Yours sincerely,

Seán McGovern

Direct Payments Team

Disability Advice Service Lambeth

Charity No. 1087399 A company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales No. 4214688

Personal Assistant

Person Specification and Job Description

Please read carefully all the information in the Person Specification and Job Description before completing the application form.

General Information:

  • Your job asa Personal Assistant is to assist the disabled person to meet their personal, social and domestic needs and any other day-to-day requirements or activities;
  • Through your support as a Personal Assistant, the disabled person is able to lead an individual, independent and active life, in his or her own home or within the community;
  • You should always ask what the disabled person’s needs are and listen and act upon their requests and directions;
  • If employed you will be asked to provide two suitable references.

Person Specification

You should be:

  • Experienced in supporting a disabled person with their personal care;
  • Reliable and trustworthy;
  • Able to accept responsibility;
  • Able to work independently and show initiative as required;
  • Willing to learn the job well;
  • Diligent and conscientious;
  • Committed to equal opportunities in your attitude and the way you carry out your work;
  • Able to handle the physical tasks of lifting, handling, pushing and bending, unless otherwise stated. You do not need to be physically strong to do certain tasks well, but it does help, together with good general health.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Arrive at the agreed time ready to work;
  • Give notice if you are going to be more than ten minutes late;
  • Respect the privacy of the person you are working for and maintain a professional approach at all times, being careful to treat your working relationships as confidential, including the assistance provided;
  • Understand and be mindful of the disabled person’s right to dignity, respect and independence;
  • Communicate and discuss any problems that arise as soon as possible;
  • Respect your employer’s possessions and equipment and only use the telephone, television, radio, fridge etc with appropriate consent.

Job Description

A disabled woman in SW9 area is seeking female personal assistants to carry out double-handed care and support.

The tasks include:

  • Hoisting the client from bed to wheelchair to bathroom to hoist
  • Showering,
  • Hair washing,
  • Toileting and
  • Dressing
  • cooking,
  • laundry,
  • housework,
  • shopping and
  • going out into the community.

The breakdown of hours is as follows:

1 hour from 9.30-10.30am x 2 PAs x 7 days = 14 hours

½ hour from 13.00-13.30pm x 2 PAs x 7 days = 7 hours

½ hour from 17.00-17.30pm x 2 PAs x 7 days = 7 hours

½ hour from 19.30-20pm x 2 PAs x 7 days = 7 hours

These four visits per day = 35 hours

Add to this for hair washing:

¼ hour from 10.30-10.45am x 2 PAs x 1 day = ¼ hour

Add to this for laundry and general cleaning:

¾ hour from 10.45-11.30am x 1 PA x 1 day = ¾ hour

Add to this community access support:

1 hour from 10.30-11.30am x 1 PA x 1 day = 1 hour

Add to this shopping:

1 hour from 10.30-11.30am x 1 PA x 1 day = 1 hour

= 38 hours per week double handed

The client is looking for a PA to work 17.5 hours per week working the following hours:

Position A

9.30-10.30am = 1 hour

13.00-13.30pm = ½ hour

17.00-17.30pm = ½ hour

19.30-20.00pm = ½ hour

= 2.5 hours x 7 days

= 17.5 hours per week

The rate of pay is £9.40 per hour.

The client is looking for a PA to work20.5 hours per week working the following hours:

Position B

9.30-10.30am = 1 hour

13.00-13.30pm = ½ hour

17.00-17.30pm = ½ hour

19.30-20.00pm = ½ hour

= 2.5 hours x 7 days

= 17.5 hours

Shampoo = ¼ hour

Laundry = ¾ hour

Shopping = 1 hour

Outings = 1 hour

Total = 20.5 hours per week

The rate of pay is £9.40 per hour.

Yourdomestic and other support tasks may include:

  • Food preparation and cooking meals;
  • Support and household or domestic routines;
  • Dealing with paperwork, bills and letters;
  • Taking part in social occasions or leisure activities.

Learning the task involved

The disabled person is the person best qualified to know what their needs are and how they are best met. For the most part therefore, areas of assistance can be learned and familiarised through you and the disabled person working together. Where required, your employer will provide practical training and guidance.

Application Form

Post: Personal AssistantJob Ref:SMcG MC 2403

Personal Details

Full name:
Address:
Postcode:
Contact Telephone Number
Home:
Mobile:
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Email Address:

MaleFemale

Your gender:

Do you hold a current driving licence? Yes No
Do you have access to a car? Yes No
Do you have any driving convictions or
endorsements? Yes No

Where did you see this post advertised?

Please show the times you are able to work by ticking the boxes below:

Mon / Tues / Weds / Thurs / Fri / Sat / Sun
Mornings
Afternoons
Evenings
Sleepovers

Yes No

Are you able to respond to ‘CRISIS’ call outs?

Yes No

Are you able to do extra hours if necessary?

Have you experience of working with the following client groups?
Autism Learning Disabilities
Physical Disabilities Older Persons
Mental Health Children
Other (please specify):
Please give details of any experience you have which is relevant to this post:

Employment History

Please give details of your previous employment starting with your most recent job

Name and address of employer / From / To / Job title
Please use this space to provide any other information relevant to this post.

When is the earliest date you will be able to start work?

______

Please provide the name and contact details of two referees both professional(ie. your most recent manager and previous employer)

Professional
Name:
Address:
Contact Number:
Email: / Professional
Name:
Address:
Contact Number:
Email:

PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation Offenders Act 1974 [Exceptions Order 1975] and therefore prospective employees are required to give information about any convictions, including those, which for other purposes are spent. In case of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal. Information given is confidential and will only be considered for the purposes of this application.

Do you have any past or present convictions?

Yes: No:

If you are happy for us to keep your contact details on file and to contact you about other PA vacancies, please tick

DECLARATION:

If you give information which you know is false, this may lead to your application being rejected, or if appointed, to your dismissal.
I declare that the information I have given is to the best of my knowledge true and correct.
Signature: Date:

Please post your completed form to:

Direct Payments Support Service

Disability Advice Service Lambeth

336 Brixton Road

London SW9 7AA

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