Personal Assistant Required
Ref: RGES1024
Location: Lewes
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
18 hours per week Working schedule in description
Hourly pay rate:
£15 an hour
We are looking for a reliable, kind, and proactive Personal Assistant to support our elderly customer with daily routines, shopping, and companionship throughout the week.
Core Duties:
- Medication prompting & carer reminders
- Breakfast checking and support
- Local shop visits
- Film selection support
What a day to day week will look like:
Monday (2.5 hrs): Weekly supermarket shop
Tuesday (2 hrs): Cleaning and laundry (optional separate provision)
Wednesday & Thursday (1 hr): Standard morning routine
Friday (3 hrs): Golf or outing
Saturday & Sunday (1 hr): Standard morning routine
Evening Support (1 hour per day additional to the above)
- Help with dinner
- Medication prompting
- Nightwear prompt
- Light cleaning and washing up
- Film selection and bedtime reminders
About You:
- Reliable, patient, and friendly
- Supports independence
- Happy with light household tasks
- Knowledge of cricket, golf or old films are desirable but not crucial to the role
- The customer has a great sense of humour, and we’re looking for someone with this also
- Comfortable with outings
Duties include:
- The customer will enjoy getting out of the house every so often, whether it's to a local café, or a coffee/breakfast at a local pub. The customer loves talking to all sorts of people, and being isolated in his home for too long may have an affect on his mental health, so occasional outings would be beneficial.
Candidate qualities:
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.
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.
Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
