Vacancy Title: Female Personal Assistants
Reference Number:MV362
Location: Eastbourne
Hours per week:11.5 hours per week from Monday to Sunday plus 4x3 hour visits to East Grinstead per year. Job share, 2 PA’s.
Hourly pay rate: £12
Mileage rate (if applicable):45p
Details
I am looking for care for a: woman
The candidate should be: a woman*
Driving licence required: yes
Access to own vehicle required: yes
Overnight care required: no
Job Description
Summary
I am a friendly disabled lady in my fifties.
I’m looking for 2 personal assistants to help prepare my meals, support me to take my medication, order prescriptions, support me with some personal care and support me to get to doctors’ appointments and get out and about with my family.
This will be a rewarding, long-time role for the right person.
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
Employee Duties:
• Medication prompting/administering
• Personal grooming
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Other relevant duties as required
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance
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 employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
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