Personal Assistant

Ref: ES170

Location: Eastbourne

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Details

I am looking for personal care for a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Hours per week:

10 to 20 hrs - Wednesday, and alternate Saturday available.

Hourly pay rate:

£19.43 per hour

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The role is working alongside another PA during the hours of 08:00 to 18:30hrs. Responsibilities include carrying out personal hygiene, and supporting a young man to engage in his, day to day life.

This may be swimming, cinema, national trust, concerts, music.  Must be fun loving and willing to work as part of a happy team of PA’s.

There will be the occasional requirement for overnight stays whilst parents, are away.

Duties include:

  • Medication prompting/administering
  • Personal grooming
  • Eating and drinking assistance
  • Moving and handling
  • Clinical tasks
  • Other relevant duties as required
  • Administration
  • Housekeeping
  • Shopping
  • Cooking
  • Transportation
  • Companionship
  • Looking after pets
  • Gardening
  • Dressing / undressing
  • Bathroom assistance

Candidate qualities:

  • Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
  • Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
  • 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
  • Creative
  • 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

  • Fun loving
  • Willing to work with others
  • Have knowledge of working with disabilities.
  • Be energetic
  • Happy to cover some respite provision and work occasional sleeping night whilst parents are away.

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

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