Personal Assistant

A Personal Assistant is needed to assist our 26-year-old client in her family home with the management of her holistic business, day to day organisation and some light household tasks. With severely impaired vision, our client requires a female PA who is motivated, and promotes her independence, but whom is able to support her with business administrative tasks, diary management and record-keeping. Personal care is not an element of this role.

Our client delivers hands on therapy in her home clinic and she is extremely intelligent and skilled at her profession. The PA is not required to participate in therapy sessions and therefore there will be periods during the day when you will undertake the administrative and household elements of your role. You will provide this support in a variety of locations, primarily the client’s home and the local community, supporting her to travel to and from appointments and activities. You will also accompany our client when shopping, promoting her business and attending the gym.

A professional and enabling approach, a good sense of humour and attention to detail are paramount. You should be able to support the client should she decide to undertake further education in the future, usually in the form of one or two day courses in the UK.

You must be an organised individual with a desire to provide assistance, support, guidance and encouragement, as directed by the client. Being reliable, flexible, and trustworthy, you will liaise with our client to formulate a daily and weekly task list and provide regular updates to promote her independence and to ensure all records are updated in a timely manner.

Confidentiality, professional boundaries and appropriate role-modelling must be maintained at all times.

Full training and supervision will be provided before and during your employment.

**Essential criteria**:

- Excellent interpersonal skills to develop rapport & professional relationships with others
- Ability to work the shifts required & occasional flexibility to meet the client’s needs
- Punctuality & excellent timekeeping
- Full driving licence & use of own well-maintained & reliable vehicle
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills
- Patience and a positive, non-judgmental, open-minded attitude
- Experience of working alone & as part of a team
- The ability to use your own initiative & undertake self-directed work
- Confidentiality & respect of the client’s circumstances & business data
- Good general health to comply with the demands of the post
- Practical ability & skills in a range of social & domestic tasks
- Willingness to undertake all training and supervision sessions as required for the role

**Preferable criteria**:

- Experience of the Personal Assistant role & social care delivery
- Knowledge of visual impairment
- Knowledge of the Stockport area
- Experience of business advertising & marketing
- Current first aid certificate
- Food hygiene certificate & basic cooking skills
- Knowledge of health & safety issues

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Support Provision / Administrative**
- To support the client to travel by driving her to appointments & within her local community; longer journeys may be required on occasions
- To support the client using her laptop & documentation to maintain accurate records for her business & social media presence
- Scheduling appointments & diary management
- Setting reminders for professional & personal meetings & appointments
- Preparing & maintaining a patient filing system & up to date records
- To manage and maintain the client’s diary by booking in clients & taking payments
- Promoting the client’s business using their social media accounts
- To support the client when she attends sporting activities such as the gym, swimming or running
- To ensure the health and wellbeing of the client by liaising closely with her & her family

**Housekeeping**
- To assist the client with the preparation of meals & completing general housekeeping
- To assist the client with the cleaning & preparation of the therapy room
- To assist the client with her laundry & upkeep of her clothes
- To assist the client with shopping & monitoring ‘Best Before’ & ‘Consume By’ dates

**General Duties**
- To always maintain client privacy, dignity & confidentiality
- To ensure the health & safety of the client at home & in the community
- To recognise that staff are visitors in the client’s family home
- To undertake training, regular reviews & receive clinical supervision as arranged by the Case Manager

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cheadle: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

- driving licence (required)

Work Location: One location