Friendly and Supportive Personal Assistant Wanted

Ref: ES3212

Location: Saint Leonards-on-sea

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Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

15 hours per week = 3 blocks of 5 hours Tues = 10:30am - 3:30pm Thurs= 8:15am - 1:15pm (trip to pool) Sat = 10:30am - 3:30pm (flexible start times/TBD)

Hourly pay rate:

£12.71 per hour

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We are looking for a caring, friendly, and reliable Personal Assistant to support a 69-year-old woman to maintain her independence and continue enjoying social activities and community life.

This rewarding role involves providing support with personal care, accompanying her to social outings and activities within the community, and assisting her to attend swimming sessions for hydrotherapy exercises. The successful PA will be required to join her in the swimming pool during these sessions to provide encouragement and support while she completes her exercises.

In addition to community access and personal care, the role will also include helping with light tasks around the home as and when needed. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, patient, and enjoy building a positive and supportive working relationship.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys helping others stay active, social, and independent while making a genuine difference to someone’s daily life. A good sense of humour, a positive attitude, and a willingness to support both at home and in the community would be highly valued in this role.

Duties include:

Personal grooming
Moving and handling
Other relevant duties as required
Shopping
Transportation
Companionship

Drive midsize Motability vehicle (manual)
Move her electric wheelchair in and out of the vehicle
Medication prompting
Provide encouragement to make sure she is eating and staying hydrated
Make sure her calendar is organised
Assist with making her bed/washing up - occasional duty on an as/when basis
When at the pool, PA will assist with helping her get dressed, undressed, drying off but this is not needed when she is at home

Candidate qualities:

Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
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
Must be comfortable with pets
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Happy to work in a smoking environment

PA should be over 25 for insurance on the Motability vehicle and have a full clean driving license

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 the role is offered on a self-employed basis, you will be responsible for the cost of your own DBS check.

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