Ref: DP5288a
Location: Littlehampton
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status: employed
Hours per week: Monday to Friday 8 pm for 45 minutes One morning per week, choosing from Sunday – Friday 9-1 pm, although Sunday would only be two hours 9:30-11:30am
Hourly pay rate: £15
I am a woman in my 40s with MS. I live with my son and husband, and our pet cat.
I am a friendly person, with a good sense of humour. I like to see the brighter side of life and laugh at things when they invariably go wrong. I am a glass half full kind of person. Where there's a will there is a way!
I am looking for a female PA with a similar outlook on life, to help me get ready and into bed during the week, and to help me get up and ready for the day, one morning per week.
I would like to get ready for bed and into bed, Monday to Friday at 8 pm, for 45 minutes. Firstly, to help me with getting the kitchen straight after dinner. I would also need help one morning a week to assist me with getting up and dressed, and in my wheelchair. I would also like some lunch made and dinner prepared for my family.
I am a wheelchair user and use a hoist to transfer, so knowledge and experience would be desirable. I am very independent and like to do as much as I can, and be involved.
Please apply if you can do some but not all.
Duties include:
Medication prompting/administering
Personal grooming
Moving and handling
Other relevant duties as required
Administration
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Transportation
Dressing / undressing
Catheter care
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
Honest and cheerful
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
A good sense of humour
Able to work efficiently
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during
working hours
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