Bank Evening carer/personal assistant ES540a

Independent Lives; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A home care service in Eastbourne seeks a compassionate woman for the role of Bank Evening carer/personal assistant. You will assist with the night-time routine and provide personal support, ensuring the health and safety of the individual. Candidates must be reliable and respectful, with good timekeeping. The position requires no driving license and offers bank hours Monday to Friday, with a pay rate of £16.67 per hour, potentially on an employed or self-employed basis.

Benefits

Holiday pay if employed

Qualifications

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality.
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties.
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.

Responsibilities

• Medication prompting/administering.
• Personal grooming assistance.
• Housekeeping duties.

Skills

Reliable with good timekeeping

Able to follow instructions

Honest and cheerful

Job description

Bank Evening carer/personal assistant

Ref: ES540a

Location

Eastbourne

Details

This role is to support a Woman. The candidate should be a woman*.

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status

employed

Hours per week

Bank Monday to Friday, 8pm-9:30pm one and a half hours a day

Hourly pay rate

£16.67

About the role

I am looking for a chatty, bubbly and compassionate woman carer to help me with my night-time routine, assistance getting upstairs and into bed (I use a hoist with full training provided).

I have a team of wonderful carers and am looking for another to join, I live at home and often have visits from my children and grandchildren.

I am happy for smokers to apply if they don’t smoke while on shift.

Duties include

• Medication prompting/administering
• Personal grooming
• Moving and handling
• Other relevant duties as required
• Housekeeping
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance

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
• Honest and cheerful
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

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