Location: Haxby, York
Pay: £13.50 per hour
Hours of work: 6 hours per week – flexible options available (Please see below)
Driver Essential
I am a blind woman in my early forties, seeking a dependable, friendly, and supportive female personal assistant to help me maintain my independence and access my new local community.
About the role.
This is a varied and rewarding support role, involving both at-home and out-and-about tasks. Typical duties include:
- Going for walks
- Going swimming
- Helping me learn to run/jog on local cycle paths/countryside roots or as part of a local running group.
- Accompanying me to medical appointments, or social events
- Accompanying me for accessing coffee shops or local amenities
- Assisting with clothes and occasionally food shopping
- Helping with batch cooking
- Organising my wardrobe, insuring outfits are easy to co-ordinate by colour.
- Supporting me with paperwork and form filling
- Occasionally supporting me at spa days which are my favourite thing to do.
Availability.
I require support for 6 hours per week, and I can offer flexibility with scheduling:
- Either 2 evenings per week (typically Monday, Wednesday or Thursday, 3 hours each),
- Or one full day on a Friday (6 consecutive hours)
We can discuss what works best for both of us.
Requirements.
- A positive open-minded attitude
- Effective communication skills
- Willingness to support physical activities like walking, jogging, or swimming at the local swimming baths or Challenor Pond.
- Respect for personal boundaries and confidentiality.
- Basic cooking and organisational skills.
You must be a driver with a full clean driving licence. Experience with visual impairment is preferred but not essential as I can provide guidance and training. You do not need to be a trained guide runner for the visually impaired; I can train you as we go.
If you are empathetic, dependable, and interested in making a real difference, I would love to hear from you. To apply or ask questions
There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be male/female in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 – 4.
This vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.
At the time of starting their employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the U.K.