Community Support and Personal Assistant Wanted
Ref: ES674
Location: Eastbourne
Details
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:
5 hours per week on a Friday morning and a Monday, times to suit, occasionally swapping the Mondays to a Saturday. Hours may increase in the near future.
Hourly pay rate:
£20 per hour
We are looking for a compassionate, reliable, and enthusiastic Personal Assistant to support a friendly lady in her mid-50s to live independently and enjoy an active, fulfilling lifestyle.
This rewarding role involves providing both practical and social support, including accompanying her to appointments, accessing community activities, offering companionship, supporting independent living, assisting with shopping and meal preparation, and occasionally walking her dog. An interest in arts and crafts would be a real advantage, as part of the role includes supporting attendance at a weekly craft class.
The position is currently for 5 hours per week, working on Friday mornings and either a Monday (with times to be agreed) or occasionally a Saturday, depending on needs and activities. Flexibility is important, as support requirements may vary from time to time. There is potential for the hours to increase in the near future.
This is a shared role alongside another Personal Assistant who is already in post. The ability to provide occasional holiday cover would therefore be highly desirable.
Experience and knowledge of supporting individuals with mental health needs is essential. The role is expected to include medication support in the future, so previous experience with medication administration would be beneficial, although a willingness to undertake training is equally important.
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, as the role involves supporting access to appointments and community-based activities.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is caring, patient, and committed to making a positive difference in another person's life.
If you enjoy building meaningful relationships and helping others achieve greater independence, we would love to hear from you
Duties include:
- Occasional dog walks
- Support accessing the community
- Accompany to appointments
- Support independent living/with day to day tasks
Candidate qualities:
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.
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.
Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
