Bank Personal Assistant

Independent lives; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Independent Lives in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, is seeking reliable Personal Assistants to cover sickness and holidays for an individual and their friendly dog, Cooper. The role involves domestic, social, practical and community support, including medication routines, shopping, meal prep, cleaning, laundry, and basic garden maintenance.

You may accompany appointments, help the person engage with the community, and support driving where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide domestic, social, practical and community support.
• Support with medication routines and order medications.
• Food shopping and meal preparation; laundry and home upkeep.
• Basic garden maintenance and help with finances handling.

Job description

We're looking for reliable, compassionate and friendly Personal Assistants to join an existing team as bank staff, providing cover for sickness and holidays while supporting an individual and their friendly dog, Cooper.

This is a varied role involving domestic, social, practical and community support. Duties may include supporting with medication routines and ordering medications, food shopping and meal preparation, laundry, keeping the home clean and tidy, basic garden maintenance and providing support with understanding and managing finances. You may also accompany the individual to appointments and help them get out and about in the community.

A key part of the role is supporting with Cooper, who is currently being trained to become an assistance dog. It is essential that applicants genuinely like dogs and are completely comfortable being around them as part of their working day. Support with Cooper may include helping with walks, including holding his lead, attending training sessions, ordering his food and supporting social outings to places such as shops and cafés. Cooper is an important part of the individual's day-to-day life, so applicants must be confident and willing to actively engage with him as part of the role.

You’ll also encourage the individual to maintain friendships, access the community and build confidence and independence. Where appropriate, this may include providing positive encouragement and support around driving. A full driving licence and access to a car are not essential, provided you are able to reliably travel to and from the place of work.

We’re looking for someone who is friendly, patient, respectful, organised and proactive, with the ability to work independently while following established routines. Most importantly, you’ll need to be comfortable working around dogs and willing to make them an active part of the support you provide.

If you’re looking for flexible work where you can make a genuine difference while becoming part of an established support team, we’d love to hear from you.

Duties include:

• Other relevant duties as required
• Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality
• - Reliable with good timekeeping
• - Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• - 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

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.