Personal Assistant Required (Maternity Cover)
Young woman with physical disability seeks a Personal Assistant (PA) to assist her with all aspects of her daily life in Dublin.
Duties include:
- Assistance with Personal Care
- Assistance with Household Duties eg.Cooking,Cleaning
- Driving (woman owns own transport)
- Accompaniment to social/work related events.
- Travel abroad and within Ireland. (Occasional and by agreement.)
Hours of Work
- Shifts are on every second Saturday Evening (4.5 hours) and every second Sunday (9 hours).
- Sunday shifts are both two shifts in one day.
- (4.5 hours each with a break of 3 hours break between shifts.
- Candidates must be willing to work both shifts on a Sunday.
- Times of shifts may occasionally change but will never change without adequate notice.
- Shifts can occasionally be made into one shift. By mutual agreement. If this happens shifts will be:
- (9 hours paid plus 1 hour break.)
- Will be asked to cover Annual/Sick Leave when required.
Job Requirements
- Full clean European/Irish Driving Licence.
- Willingness to drive often.
- Flexibility is a must in this role. The aim is to facilitate the life of a person with a disability to do that which they need or want to do, so tasks will not always be the same.
- The successful candidate will work within the persons home a lot. However, shifts will not always begin or end in the home.
- For example, the person may be required to meet the young woman in the city centre to begin a shift.
- Good command of spoken English is required.
- An understanding of Disability as an Equality issue and not a medical condition is essential.
- Must have an open and friendly nature.
- Must be willing and able to take instructions.
Other Details
- Pay Rate is €15.39 to 17.10 per hour.
- (Depending on experience).
- Sunday rate paid at 1.5 times basic rate.
- Full training will be provided.
- The successful candidate will be employed by the Irish Wheelchair Association. However the Disabled Woman will act as a line manager on a day to day basis.
- This is a Maternity Cover Position until at least January 2025.
If interested please send a CV and cover letter to caitrionakenny303@gmail.com by Monday August 5th at 5pm.
Start date will be mid August or early September.
Garda vetting will apply.
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