FEMALE PERSONAL ASSISTANT – STOCKPORT, CHESHIRE
(Genuine exclusion under the Equality Act 2010)

A part-time Personal Assistant (PA) is needed to assist our energetic and delightful client with the management of her holistic therapy business, day-to-day diary, domestic organisation and light household tasks. With severely impaired vision and registered blind, our client requires a female PA who is motivated, and promotes her independence, but who can support her with business administration tasks, diary management and record-keeping. Experience of using Apple devices and software is essential.

Our client delivers hands-on therapy in her clinic within her home, and she is extremely intelligent and skilled at her profession. The PA is not required to participate in therapy sessions and therefore there will be periods during the day when they will undertake the administrative and household elements of the role. The PA will provide this support in a variety of locations, primarily the client’s home and the local community, supporting her to travel to and from appointments and activities. You will also accompany our client when shopping and promoting her business. Personal care is not an element of this role.

A professional and enabling approach, a good sense of humour, attention to detail and IT competence are paramount. The PA should be able to support the client should she decide to undertake further education in the future, usually in the form of one- or two-day courses in the UK, occasionally requiring an overnight stay.

You must be an organised individual with a desire to assist, support, guide and encourage. Being reliable, flexible, and trustworthy, the PA will liaise with our client to formulate a daily and weekly task list, and provide regular updates to promote her independence and to ensure all appointments and records are updated in a timely manner.

Confidentiality, professional boundaries and appropriate role-modelling must be maintained at all times.

Full training and supervision will be provided before and during your employment.

Rates of Pay: £14 per hour

Essential criteria:

• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop rapport & professional relationships with others
• Ability to reliably work the shifts required & occasional flexibility to meet the client’s needs
• Punctuality & excellent timekeeping
• Full driving licence & the use of a well-maintained & reliable vehicle, with business cover
• Commitment to client safeguarding, dignity & respect
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Experience & competence with Apple devices & software
• Patience and a positive, non-judgmental, open-minded attitude
• Experience of working alone & as part of a team
• The ability to use your own initiative & undertake self-directed work
• Confidentiality & respect for the client’s personal information & business data
• Excellent computer skills & experience of Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook
• Good general health to comply with the demands of the post
• Practical ability & skills in a range of social & domestic tasks
• Willingness to undertake all training & supervision sessions as required for the role

Preferable criteria:

• Experience of the Personal Assistant/ social care role
• Knowledge of visual impairment
• Knowledge of the Stockport area
• Experience in business advertising & marketing
• Current first aid certificate
• Food hygiene certificate & basic cooking skills
• Health & safety & COSHH awareness

The interview process will consist of a formal in-person interview with our client and their Case Manager. Link Case Management Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our clients and we will regularly provide training and undertake screening of all applicants and employees.

It is an offence for anyone barred from working in regulated activity, to apply for such a role (Regulated activity is defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and refers to working with children, young people or adults at risk and not the ‘regulated activities’ laid out in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014).

Job offers are subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Screening & references and include a 6-month probation period.

Call 0161-445-5500 or email recruitment@linkcm.co.uk for an application pack & quoting Ref: LCM118-25