Compassionate Personal Assistant for Community & Home Support

Independent Lives; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Independent Lives in Eastbourne is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant to support a woman with neurodivergent needs. Duties include shopping, cooking, medication prompting, and helping her get out into the community for coffee or light activities.

This on-site role starts at 7 hours per week, with potential to increase to 10 hours, paid at £16.26 per hour. You should be caring, reliable, patient, and able to work with privacy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check if required.
• Experience working with neurodivergent individuals is preferred to understand needs.

Responsibilities

• Medication prompting/administering
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Helping to get out into the community (coffee, light activities)
• Respect privacy and confidentiality
• Tolerate employer smoking in the workplace
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Follow instructions and use initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake duties
• Patient with excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Skills

Cooking

Shopping

Medication prompting

Community access

Reliability

Interpersonal skills

English reading

Job description

Independent Lives in Eastbourne is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant to support a woman with neurodivergent needs. Duties include shopping, cooking, medication prompting, and helping her get out into the community for coffee or light activities.

This on-site role starts at 7 hours per week, with potential to increase to 10 hours, paid at £16.26 per hour. You should be caring, reliable, patient, and able to work with privacy and confidentiality.