Female Personal Assistant

Ref: DP1041

Location: Burgess Hill

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Details

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: No

Hours per week:

Bank shifts possibly leading to permanent position, AM shift cover urgently needed. Cover for weekdays, Easter holidays and summer holidays.

Hourly pay rate:

£15 per hour

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We are a friendly and sociable married couple, who are looking for a bank PA, to cover holidays and sickness to support us with living independently in our own home. We are particularly in need of someone to cover AM shifts (times usually 8.45am-11am).

Tasks will involve personal care, preparing meals and general domestic tasks such as helping with shopping and changing bedding. Accessing the local community may be required, including accompanying to medical appointments. Must be happy to support with one of us going swimming and accompany in the pool.

Duties include:

  • Eating and drinking assistance
  • Moving and handling
  • Housekeeping
  • Shopping
  • Cooking
  • Dressing / undressing

  • Support/ Assistance with Oral hygiene
  • Support with going swimming-must be happy to accompany in the pool
  • Accompanying and assisting employers on shopping trips when required
  • Accompany employers when accessing social and leisure activities, such as going to a restaurant for lunch
  • Accompanying employers to doctors/hospital appointments when required, transferring onto dentist's chair
  • Accompanying and assisting employers on occasional longer journeys eg to visit family members
  • Taking out rubbish – separating rubbish & recycling
  • Laundry, hanging out to dry, ironing, putting away
  • Changing bed linen
  • Bed making

Candidate qualities:

  • Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
  • Reliable with good timekeeping
  • Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
  • 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
  • Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

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 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