Personal Care Assistant

Ref: DP7572

Location: Chichester

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Details

This role is to support a Woman

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

employed or self-employed

Hours per week:

1 hour a day, Friday, Saturday, Sun and Monday There is flexibility with the times and shifts can be negotiated at the interview

Hourly pay rate:

Employed £12.00 per hour / self employed £20.00 per hour

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I am a lady in my late thirties looking for a thoughtful and caring personal assistant to help me remain independent in my home.

My disability means that I need support and help with maintaining my home, cooking meals as well as some supervision and help with personal care and accessing the community.

I experience fatigue and pain on a daily basis and my ability to do things for myself can really vary from day to day. I would really like to find a PA who is similarly open minded and is able to enjoy the simple things in life with me such as sitting in the park ‘people watching’, window shopping and enjoying a coffee in a coffee shop I require a driver with their own car so that I can access appointments.

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

The role requires close personal contact with an individual who is extremely vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission. Preference may be given to applicants who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Careful consideration will be given to applicants who can show the vaccination is not suitable for them on reasonable grounds.

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

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