Personal Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Vacancy
Job title: Personal Assistant (PA)
Reporting to: The Employer
Location: Fordhouses, Wolverhampton WV10
Job purpose
To assist with a variety of tasks which will assist the employer who needs care and support to live their personal and social life according to their wishes and interests.
About the employer
Our client is a 55-year-old female living in the Fordhouses area of Wolverhampton who is looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to provide support with personal care and domestic duties for 10.5 hours per week.
Our client suffers with Fibromyalgia, PTSD and Emotional Dysregulation and be very unsteady when mobilising around the home.
Main Duties
Social duties:
- Keep in touch and socialise with family and friends
- Attend medical appointments if required
Personal care: Support with showering & hair washing.
Domestic duties: Support with grocery shopping, cooking and serving nutritious meals and snacks, cleaning, changing linen & laundry.
These duties may vary from day-to-day.
Type of person that you/they are looking for
- Values: Someone that is honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, ability to build good relationships based on trust and respect, flexible, adaptable, easy going, able to work alone, positive, willingness to travel, understands equality and diversity.
- Specific requirements: someone with previous care/support experience.
- Other: Due to the nature of this role including personal care the potential employer will be considering female applicants only.
Hours of work: 10.5 hours per week - 2 hours per day Monday to Friday - Preferably early mornings
Rate of pay: £11.30 per hour
Skills, qualifications, and experience
Essential:
- Driving licence
- Car and appropriate insurance
- Previous care/support experience
- Confidentiality
- Good at building relationships
Preferred:
- Computer literate
- Good communicator
- Likes dogs as there are 2 small friendly dogs in the home
- A good listener
- Ability to support people with behaviours which challenge.
Successful applicants will require DBS checks & Employment References.
This role is funded by the Local Authority and is paid 4 weekly.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Personal Assistant roles across Barrie Bookkeeping and Payroll Solutions's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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