Personal Care Assistant / Workplace Support (full time)

This is a unique role combining workplace facilitation with personal care support. You will support a disabled female BBC radio producer (who is paralysed from the neck down) to carry out her role effectively while also assisting with daily living. You will be part of a two-person support team so there will be plenty of breaks during the day.

This role offers long-term stability, structured hours and training.

Hours and pay:
5 days a week, Mondays to Fridays, 10:30am – 6:00pm (37.5 hours)
£525 per week gross (£14 per hour)

Start date: as soon as possible

Location:

The role will be based at her home in White City, London W12 7DZ. Occasionally you will need to work at BBC offices, usually either TV Centre, Wood Lane W12 7RJ or Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA.

Responsibilities:
Providing basic admin support using Microsoft office packages. At least average typing skills are essential.
Personal care support (including feeding, cooking & toileting).

Household tasks such as shopping.

Pushing wheelchair and travelling between locations using taxis and tube.

Annual leave:
4 weeks paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays (or time off in lieu or extra pay if you work on a Bank Holiday). You can also take one week of unpaid leave per year.

To apply you must have:

• A valid UK working permit or be from the UK
• Good computer and typing skills
• A caring personality
• A sense of humour and a cheerful attitude
• Patience
• Be reliable and trustworthy
• A willingness to help a physically disabled person including personal care (experience is ideal but not essential)
• Be already living in the UK
• Be available for at least 12 months, and preferably longer

A driving license is not required.

To apply please submit your CV plus a covering note explaining why you would be suitable for the role. Please include your phone number.

The selected candidate will need to provide two job-related references and be willing to do a DBS check if they do not have one already.

Interviews will be conducted via Zoom and applicants will be asked to demonstrate their typing skills.

Pay: £14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Work Location: In person