Personal Assistant to Work with Professional Disabled Woman

Important Note: This role is a Personal Assistant position. It is not a caring or medical role.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT REQUIRED

Role: Personal Assistant to Work with Professional Disabled Woman

Location: Castlebellingham, Co Louth

Hours: 21 hours p/w (Weekends and Bank Holidays Included)

Pay: Basic Pay €17 per hour. Anti- Social and Sunday rates apply.

Previous work experience with Disabled People is not essential.

Job Description

In this service the disabled person is called a Leader and they lead their own staff and service in conjunction with The AT Network who are the employer and support the Leaders to live an Independent and self-directed life.

A Personal Assistant is an individual contracted by a Disabled Person to provide them with the human support they need in different aspects of daily living including, personal support, domestic tasks, assistance at school, university, in the workplace, or when out and about.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assistance with cooking and domestic chores
• Driving Requirement – Applicants must be aged 25 or over and hold a full, clean driving licence for a minimum of two years for insurance purposes. The successful candidate will be added as a named driver on the Disabled Person’s motor insurance policy.
• Travel and assistance when required - around Ireland and abroad
• Assistance with some non-intimate personal support needs, e.g. support to get into car, and out of car, some personal grooming
• Assistance with walking when required
• Taking out fold-up electric scooter from car
• Assistance with work related tasks – this can include support to attend virtual and in person meetings/events, assistance with setting up training/meeting room, scribing, accurate note-taking, and typing up of notes
• Applicant needs to have good understanding of Office and have some knowledge in relation to researching, and composing documents
• Travel and work-related stayovers
• Any other duties that may arise.

Essential Competencies & Characteristics:

• This role may suit mature students with an interest in Social Care, Equality and Human Rights
• Willingness to learn
• Take instructions and direction
• Maintain and respect confidentiality at all times
• Have clean personal habits
• Communicate openly at all times
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and diligence in relation to your role as a Personal Assistant, good humoured and conscientious
• Have an ability to work on your own initiative when required
• Have an ability to scribe and take accurate notes.

All training will be provided. The successful candidates must be a resident in Ireland, eligible to work in Ireland and be extremely fluent in English. This role is subject to Garda Vetting and appropriate reference checks.

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This position could enable Social Care Students, Pre Nursing Students to gain a real insight into furthering your understanding of the lived experience of disabled people.

Closing Date: 19/03/2026 17.00.