Personal Assistant

Ref: DP2565

Location: Burgess Hill

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Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

self-employed

Hours per week:

Hours per week: The role would be for 7 hours per week split over 2 shifts. Monday and Friday 9.30am to 1.00pm Additional hours available for accompanying me to hospital, GP and dental appointments

Hourly pay rate:

£15

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I am a friendly 55 year old woman looking for a Female* Personal Assistant to support me with living in my own home, who can learn to recognise when I need help and be responsive to my needs.

I have Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and am physically unable to carry out some everyday tasks. I am wheelchair bound.

Assistance will include some personal care, administration, preparing meals, some domestic tasks and accompanying me to social activities, theatre, support groups, GP, dentist and hospital appointments.

I am interested in crochet, tapestry and crafting.

Duties include:

Moving and handling
Clinical tasks
Other relevant duties as required
Administration
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Transportation
Dressing / undressing
Bathroom assistance

Domestic Tasks

Washing up, cooking light meals, food preparation, laundry.
Light housework (A cleaning agency provides 2 hours of cleaning on a Wednesday).
Accompanying me shopping (A local supermarket delivers main shopping on a Wednesday).
Light maintenance e.g. change a light bulb (Routine maintenance is provided by professionals).

Personal Care Tasks

The care agency provides personal care everyday between 8 am and 9 am. Therefore, personal care will only be required when needed.

Social Tasks

Accompany me to appointments e.g. GP, hospital, dentist.
Meet with family/friends.
Attend support groups, if needed.
Take part in leisure activities.

Administration Tasks

Help with paperwork.
Help sorting post.
Help writing letters.
Help filling in forms.
Help making phone calls.
Help arranging appointments.
Help booking taxis for appointments.
Help ordering food shopping, on Monday, for a supermarket delivery on Wednesday.
Help ordering repeat prescription.
Help ordering items from Amazon.
Help with minor IT issues.

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

ESSENTIAL

Entitled to work in the UK.
Female * (due to personal care).
Able to learn the needs of a disabled person.
Self-motivated.
Able to follow instructions and work on their own initiative.

DESIRABLE

Have previous experience of providing personal care.
Experience of working with people with Hydrocephalus.
Driving licence and own car desirable, but not essential.

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

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