Female Personal Assistant

Ref: NDS8487

Location: Arundel

Details

This role is to support a Man

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

2 hours per week: 1 hour on Sat and 1 hour on Sunday morning, plus extra hours available for holiday cover.

Hourly pay rate:

£15 per hour

I am a happy, grumpy old man with a good sense of humour looking for a female personal assistant to help me with getting ready for the day ahead, supporting with mainly personal care and some domestic tasks.

I have severe Osteoarthritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and as a result, suffer from constant pain. I have good days, where there will be lots of talking and laughter and the occasional bad day, where I need someone empathetic to carry on quietly.

If you are a cheerful person with a positive outlook on life, this could be the role for you.

Duties include:

  • Personal grooming
  • Moving and handling
  • Other relevant duties as required
  • Companionship
  • Dressing / undressing
  • Bathroom assistance

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
  • 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

Additional requirements

Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission

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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