PA Vacancy

Female Personal Assistant – NSUNCL

Location: Blakelaw, Newcastle

Hours: 8 hours per day: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. Plus every other Saturday 9:30am – 1:30pm (Job share available)

Pay: ÂŁ13.20 per hour

Clean UK driving licence essential

 

Join Team Summer – Female Personal Assistant Wanted!

My name is Summer; I am registered blind and live in Newcastle with my husband and our eight children. our oldest is in year 8 and our youngest are baby twins. Three of our children also have autism and ADHD. In my very limited free time, I enjoy watching soaps, singing, listen to audiobooks and watching Disney movies. I am looking for an easy-going and friendly personal assistant to help me in my day-to-day life.

Your main jobs will be: Being My Eyes when out and about. This involves driving my large nine seat vehicle, guiding me when out and about (this might also include helping me push the double pushchair), accompanying me to baby groups and classes, my youngest children’s swimming lessons which involve coming in the pool with me and guiding me around, helping with shopping and letting me know what my children are doing if we are at places like the park or soft play, and coming with me on the school run.

I will also need someone to help with domestic tasks like cooking, cleaning and organising the general chaos which is my home.

I am looking for someone to work 9 am till 4:30 pm Monday and Tuesday, 9:30 am till 6:30 pm Thursday, 9 am till 5 pm Friday, and every other Saturday from 10 am until 4 pm.

Job share opportunities are available.

You’ll need to drive my Motability car. A clean UK driving licence is essential

 

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Paragraphs 1–4 (so female applicants only, please).

To apply: Fill in our online application form and check out the full Job Description for all the details.

 

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.

 

    APPLICATION FORM

    IMPORTANT: The form must be completed in full or your application may be rejected.
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    Your Personal Details

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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.

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