Bank Personal Assistant DP1041

Independent Lives; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care support organization seeks a Bank Personal Assistant to help a friendly couple live independently. Responsibilities include personal care, meal preparation, and assisting with daily tasks. The ideal candidate should be reliable, have good interpersonal skills, and be able to drive. Flexible shifts and holiday coverage are required. Pay is £15.00 per hour.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Qualifications

• Must be respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality.
• Good timekeeping is essential.
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and meals.
• Support with household tasks such as shopping.
• Accompany employer to medical appointments.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Creativity

Confidentiality

Job description

Vacancy Title: Bank Personal Assistant

Reference Number: DP1041

Location: Burgess Hill

Hours per week: Bank shifts possibly leading to permanent position, AM shift cover urgently needed. Cover for weekdays, weekends, Easter holidays and summer holidays.

Hourly pay rate: £15.00 per hour

Mileage rate (if applicable):

Details

I am looking for care for a: woman

• The candidate should be: any gender
• Driving licence required: yes
• Access to own vehicle required: yes
• Overnight care required: no

Job Description

We are a friendly and sociable married couple, who are looking for a bank PA, to cover holidays. We are looking for staff to cover holidays from 20th July to 10th August, to support us with living independently in our own home.

Tasks will involve personal care, preparing meals and general domestic tasks such as helping with shopping and changing bedding. Accessing the local community may be required, including accompanying to medical appointments. Must be happy to support with one of us going swimming and accompany in the pool.

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
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Employee Duties

• Eating and drinking assistance
• Moving and handling
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Dressing / undressing

Additional duties

• Support/ Assistance with Oral hygiene
• Support with going swimming - must be happy to accompany in the pool
• Accompanying and assisting employers on shopping trips when required
• Accompany employers when accessing social and leisure activities, such as going to a restaurant for lunch
• Accompanying employers to doctors/hospital appointments when required, transferring onto dentist's chair
• Accompanying and assisting employers on occasional longer journeys eg to visit family members
• Taking out rubbish – separating rubbish & recycling
• Laundry, hanging out to dry, ironing, putting away
• Changing bed linen
• Bed making

Additional requirements

• 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 employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
• Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9