Personal Assistant
Ref: SC671
Location: Croydon
Details
This role is to support a Woman
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status: employed
Hours per week: 20 hours per week to be discussed at interview stage
Hourly pay rate: £13.10
I am looking for a personal assistant to help me with household duties including cleaning and preparing food, to personal care and accessing the community. I am outgoing and bubbly person that is looking for like-minded PA to assist me. I like to get out of the house when I can and one of my favourite places is the airfield to watch the planes. I am an all weather type and enjoy going to the park, shopping, and attending church. My very good boy is very important to me, and a dog person is essential as he will want to say hello and have pets. I am a wheelchair user and will need to be pushed as much as possible when out of my home, I can walk with crutches, for short amounts of time.
Duties include:
Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Other relevant duties as required
Housekeeping
Shopping
Looking after pets
Gardening
Cleaning wheelchair wheels when I have been out
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
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
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
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