Personal Assistant/Home Carer - Southville

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Personal Assistants / Home Carers required for active, outgoing disabled woman with a child., I currently have a lovely team of people that support me 24 hours a day, who cover shifts throughout the week. I am looking for one or two people to join our team. I live in the Southville area in Bristol., As I have a progressive muscle weakening condition I currently use an electric wheelchair and need a lot of support. I have a lovely 14 year old son and a small sweet dog. This role involves; Helping me throughout the day and sometimes at night. Personal Assistants have their own private room in my house where they sleep. During the day tasks include getting out of bed, positioning of my body, assisting with personal care, medication and equipment, helping me get up, showered and dressed, plus assisting with getting things ready for mealtimes for me and my son. Household tasks are required such as washing up, laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning, plus supporting me with eating and drinking throughout the day, dog walking, driving to appointments, supporting me to do the things I enjoy such as meeting up with friends for coffees, cinema and theatre going and dog walks in the countryside!, The rota is on a four week cycle and each shift is 24 hours long starting and finishing at 9:30am., I'm currently looking to fill (with 1 or 2 people) :, 4 x Tuesday shifts, 1 x Monday shift, 1 x Sunday shift, .Members of my current team enjoy this aspect of the job as working a 24 hour chunk of time affords a large amount of flexibility in the remainder of their week., There are also times when cover is required for other PAs due to holiday / sickness, so sometimes other overnight and daytime cover is also required., I currently have a team of 11 and changes throughout the year sometimes occur. This might provide some opportunities to increase hours in the future., I am looking for friendly, flexible and committed people who have great communication skills, good energy and are happy to work on their own initiative. Experience is not essential but a driving license is preferred. If you are interested in this role or have any questions, I would love to hear from you!, Please email me with a few details about yourself at anniewoodhall@hotmail.com, Many thanks for your interest., Interviews to be held as soon as possible., References and DBS checks will be required (costs to be met by employer).