Personal assistant

Ref: ES3226

Location: Winchelsea

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Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

2 hours a week on a Saturday morning + Holiday cover

Hourly pay rate:

£11.44

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My dad is a 71 year old man, who enjoys conversation, company, watching TV and other home based hobbies.

This role would require an experienced, bubbly PA to assist my dad with all aspects of daily living including meal preparation, dispensing medications and personal care. His complexity of health conditions impacts his mobility to safely manage his day-to-day needs.

Duties include:

Medication prompting/administering
Personal grooming
Moving and handling
Housekeeping
Cooking
Transportation
Companionship
Dressing / undressing
Bathroom assistance

Support with the use of a wheelchair when required

Bathroom assistance: support with changing catheter, emptying urine bottle

2 - 3 weeks of the year he will living with me in Icklesham

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
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

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