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Personal Assistant

JOB PURPOSE

To provide practical help and assistance to older people enabling them to live independently within their own home and supporting them to access their local community.

RESPONSIBE TO:     CSS Operations Manager

LOCATION:     Throughout the Rotherham Borough

HOURS:     Zero hours contract. Mon – Fri between hours of 9 – 4

SALARY:     Scale 9  £11.44 plus mileage and travel time

Roles & Responsibilities

  1. Service Delivery
  • To follow support plans and risk assessments to ensure the safe and effective delivery of the service, by providing household duties, including meal preparation and shopping and prompt Health & wellbeing of the service user.
  • Provide a high quality service encouraging independence where appropriate to the service user
  • To support the service user to access primary care and support with appointments.
  • Support the service user to be less lonely/isolated by supporting to attend community activities and groups and taking them on outings and trips.
  • To be proactive as ambassadors of Age UK Rotherham offering information in relation to and providing support to access other Age UK services
  • To liaise with appropriate staff re changes or issues regarding their service user.
  • Liaise with family members and other professionals as directed by manager.
  • Initial planning of cover for own service users during holidays
  1. Reports and monitoring
  • Complete and submit relevant service user information in line with procedures and deadlines to aid the smooth running of the service.
  • Provide and receive written information regarding service users conditions and their abilities.
  • To continually monitor and review service users to ensure the support plans suit any changing need and alert manager to any changes.

3. Health & Safety

  • Ensure the service is delivered in line with each service users individual support plan and risk assessments.
  • Report any Health & Safety incidents or issues promptly to the operations manager using AUKR procedure

4. Finance

  • Be responsible for  handling small amounts of money, collecting appropriate fees for service and  issuing receipts whilst  following Age UK Rotherham’s financial procedures

5. Personal Development

  • Undertake training as required by AUKR and for personal self development.

Equal Opportunities

Act in accordance with the ACR Equal Opportunities Policy, which is designed to prevent discrimination of any kind, and ensure equality of opportunity is a key principle that is continually embraced.

This post is subject to an appropriate DBS check

PA zero hours Job Description April 24.doc

For more information email Hannah Massey or complete the attached application form and email to apply. hannah.massey@ageukrotherham.org

APPLICATION FORM Personal Assistant Zero hours_2022.pdf

 

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