We are looking for Personal Assistant to join our friendly team!
Location: Maidstone, Kent
Hourly Rate: £15.62 per hour with enhanced rate for UK public holidays
Hours of work: Monday and Friday 10:00am to 1:00pm
Eligibility Criteria for a Personal Assistant:
- Previous experience in community support or social services
- Experience supporting individuals with brain injury and/or anxiety
- Full UK driving licence with access to your own car and business insurance (essential)
- Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK. We do not offer sponsorship
Personal Assistant Requirements
We look for a Personal Assistant who is genuinely interested in care and passionate with genuine empathy who enjoy making difference to the lives of others.
To be a great Personal Assistant for Continuity of Care Services, you should be:
- Friendly, kind, and observant, with confidence in your approach
- Punctual, reliable, organised, and hard-working
- Able to remain calm and professional under pressure
- Respectful, understanding, and able to maintain appropriate boundaries
- Compassionate and patient, with a supportive and encouraging manner
About the Role:
We are looking for a compassionate and reliable Personal Assistant to support a young male client who has a traumatic brain injury. This has resulted in seizures, some physical impairment and fatigue. Support will include assistance at home with daily household tasks, as well as support in the community such as attending appointments, shopping and enjoying leisure activities. Our client has a great sense of humour and enjoys good company. He would value someone who can share a laugh while also respecting his need for personal space. He does not require constant communication and benefits from a calm, patient, and independent approach. He also has a strong love for animals, so support with pet care is an important part of the role.
Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we would love to hear from you. Please apply today.
Advantages of Joining our Team:
- Fully funded and paid training and access to our training academy
- Higher than average rates of pay PLUS enhanced pay on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
- Blue light card- subscription covered by us!
- Opportunities to take any Health and Social Care Qualifications Career progression
- DBS assistance
- £500 refer a friend scheme (terms & conditions apply)
- 24/7 counselling and support
- Meet & greet and shadow shifts to help settle into your new role
- Opportunities to speak to our Mental Health First Aiders
- Annual Saving Scheme
- Annual Charity Events
- Pension Scheme with The People’s pension
- Flexible working hours and local work available
Our recruitment process
Continuity of Care Services is a CQC regulated employer. As such, offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS and other necessary checks. We will also require you to complete mandatory training before employment can begin- bespoke to each clients needs.
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