Bank Personal Assistants – urgently needed ES204

Independent Lives; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A supportive care organization is urgently seeking female Bank Personal Assistants to provide care and support to a lady in Bexhill-on-Sea. The role involves flexible evening and weekend shifts, mobility assistance, light housekeeping, and promoting a positive environment. Ideal candidates should be friendly, reliable, and possess good interpersonal skills. An Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check may be required. This position may be offered on employed or self-employed terms.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills essential for working with the client.
• Must be reliable with good timekeeping.
• Ability to work independently and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Support a sociable, independent-minded lady in her seventies.
• Assist with personal care and mobility support.
• Provide light housekeeping and transport as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Ability to follow instructions

Organizational skills

Fit and healthy

Patience

Job description

Overview

Bank Personal Assistants – urgently needed

Ref: ES204
Location: Bexhill-on-Sea

Details

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

Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes

Hours

Hours per week available:

• Mon-Friday = evening shifts
• Mon-Friday = morning shifts (TBC with employer)
• Weekends = flexible start and finish times
• Overnights = 1 or 2 per week (TBC with employer)
• Additional hours may become available on a casual basis

Hourly pay rate: TBC

Role and duties

We are seeking friendly and reliable Bank PAs to provide holiday and sickness cover, with the potential to pick up additional hours as needed. The role involves shifts ranging from evening shifts Monday to Friday, flexible weekend hours, or 1–2 overnight shifts per week (to be arranged). May also need to be able to cover morning shifts Monday to Friday when main PA team are on annual leave. Any combination of shifts are welcomed. You will be supporting a sociable and independent-minded lady in her seventies who lives in a bright, accessible apartment just minutes from the beach in Bexhill. She uses a wheelchair and other mobility aids, and enjoys a happy, relaxed home environment. Duties include light housekeeping, personal care, mobility support, and assistance with outings and social activities.

This is a rewarding role within a small, supportive team, ideal for someone who is reliable, caring, and values building genuine rapport.

Duties include:

• Moving and handling
• Other relevant duties as required
• Housekeeping
• Transportation
• Cooking may be a duty, but would be on the rare occasion

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
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Have a sense of humour

Additional requirements

Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours

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