Personal Assistant

Ref: SCES573

Location: Hastings

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Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

self-employed

Hours per week:

10.5 hours per week. Pattern to be arranged across Monday, Wednesday and Friday. With the flexibility to work around my condition

Hourly pay rate:

Please provide your self-employed rate upon application

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I am a 57 year-old female who has Parkinsons and psoriatic arthritis and am looking for a self-employed female PA to support me with day to day living.

I am fiercely independent and a private person who has a dry sense of humour.

I would describe myself as loyal, compassionate and generous.

The person I am looking for should ideally have experience of working with those with Parkinson's, OCD, and anxiety.

I require someone to help me with cleaning and cooking meals for myself and my husband.

Occasionally I may need help with showering and dressing.

I have good days and bad days, but I am ideally looking for someone to work 10.5 per week across Mon, Wed and Friday with the flexibility to work around my needs.

Sometimes I need to attend hospital appointments too.

Duties include:

Personal grooming
Moving and handling
Other relevant duties as required
Housekeeping
Cooking
Transportation
Looking after pets
Gardening
Dressing / undressing
Bathroom assistance

Transport to hospital appointments when required by prior arrangement

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
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

Previous experience of Parkinson’s, OCD and anxiety.
High professional standards and able to work on own initiative with respect to my own personal boundaries.
Good humoured.
Patient and flexible.

Additional requirements

Non-smoker due to medical reasons, 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