Personal Assistant
Ref: DP1041a
Location: Burgess Hill
Details
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status: employed
Hours per week: 12 hours per week. Extra hours for holiday and sickness cover may also be available.
Hourly pay rate: £15.00 per hour
We are a friendly and sociable married couple, who are looking for a PA, or team of PAs, to support us with living independently in our own home. Tasks will involve personal care, preparing meals and general domestic tasks such as helping with shopping and changing bedding. Accessing the local community may be required, including accompanying to medical appointments. Please apply if you can do any of the hours listed.
Duties include:
Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Other relevant duties as required
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Companionship
Dressing / undressing
Candidate qualities:
Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good timekeeping
Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
Hygienic, tidy and well organised
Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
Honest and cheerful
Creative
Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Notes: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract. *Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9