Vacancy Title: Personal assistant
Reference Number: MVES419
Location: Newhaven
Hours per week: 4 hours per week, days/times to be arranged with PA.
Hourly pay rate: £11.44
Details
I am looking for care for a: woman
The candidate should be: any gender
Driving licence required: no
Access to own vehicle required: no
Overnight care required: no
Job Description
Summary
I am looking for a personal assistant to support my 22-year-old daughter with developing her independence skills and getting out and about to do the things she enjoys. She loves watching films/cinema, bowling, crazy golf, swimming cooking, doing puzzles & playing board games. She is a very placid, smiley and happy person. She is very easily pleased and easy going. This will be a fun, rewarding 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
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Employee Duties:
• Support me to plan and buy ingredients for cooking then cook at home.
• Support with travel training.
• Support with getting out and about to do the things I enjoy.
Additional duties:
• Other relevant duties as required.
• Companionship
Additional requirements
• Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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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