PA Vacancy

Personal Assistant – MTYOR

Positions: Personal Assistant

Location: Heworth, York (YO31)

Wage: ÂŁ13.50 per hour

Hours: 

Monday and Thursday 4.15pm – 7.15pm (+/- 15min)

Friday 10.30am – 3pm

Saturday and Sunday availability required.

Flexibility required due to nature of the role. Extra hours available to cover holidays/absence within the team. 

Shifts expected to be shared between 2 new team members, according to availability.

 

Join The Team!

 

Essential criteria:

  • Full UK driving licence (use of employer vehicle)
  • Clear enhanced DBS check (completed upon job offer)
  • Ability to work weekends and/or evenings (regularly or to cover absence or holidays within the team)
  • Experience with adults with autism
  • Can work in environment where there is a young child
  • Awareness of chronic pain impacts on daily living
  • LGBTQ+ awareness and knowledge
  • Experience working with/supporting those with mental health difficulties

 

Seeking 2 new permanent members of a team of personal assistants to support a disabled solo parent in their early 30s to live life independently and to the fullest possible. Role requires some personal care support (not toileting), light housekeeping, help with cooking/meal prep, food shopping, accessing the community, and more. I may also require help to physically enact some of my parenting role – such as lifting my child into or out of the car, support around teeth brushing or putting on footwear. Opportunities to support days out or travel within the country may also occur.

Applicants must bring enthusiasm, confidence, capacity to be self-motivated and work semi-independently at times, be comfortable working around young children, comfort with LGBT+ people, excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English…and openness to impromptu dancing happening.

This post is subject to DBS check and references.

For more information, please see the JOB DESCRIPTION 

 

Applications are welcome until such a time as the positions are satisfactorily filled.

At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.

 

    APPLICATION FORM

    IMPORTANT: The form must be completed in full or your application may be rejected.
    A curriculum vitae will not be accepted as a substitute.

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    Your Personal Details

    Telephone number

    Do you hold a current full, clean driving licence which is valid in the UK?
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    TELL US ABOUT YOU……
    YOUR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

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    YOUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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    A FEW MORE QUESTIONS……
    DETAILS OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS

    Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Order 1975). Applicants are not entitled therefore to withhold information about convictions which, for other purposes, are 'spent' under the provisions of the Act unless they are subject to filtering. Any information given will be completely confidential.

    Declaration: Have you had any criminal convictions that are not subject to filtering?
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    REFERENCES

    Please give the details of two people who have agreed to act as referees for you. One must be a current or most recent employer if you have one; they should not be a member of your close family.

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    DECLARATION

    Your application will be passed on via email or post to the service user or their nominated person who is advertising.

    Disability North will electronically store your application form for 6 months after this recruitment ends, it will then be deleted.

    If you are successful your application form will be stored electronically throughout the course of your employment and 6 months thereafter. It will then be deleted. We may share your information with our payroll service in order for them to carry out the payroll service to your employer.

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