Female Personal Assistant DP6820

Independent lives; Easebourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A private individual requires a personal care assistant to help with daily activities and care for two children aged 7 and 8. The role includes medication prompting, personal grooming, and household tasks. Applicants must be female, have a valid driver's license, and be comfortable with pets. The position offers hourly pay of £12.21, with working hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and potential extra hours in school holidays.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Qualifications

• Must be patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties.
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.

Responsibilities

• Assist with medication prompting and administering.
• Support with personal grooming and hygiene.
• Help children with daily activities like bathing and dressing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to follow instructions

Hygienic and organized

Driving skills

Comfortable with pets

Job description

Duties

• Medication prompting/administering
• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Dressing / undressing
• Supporting me physically with my two children and their needs e.g. bathing, dressing, meals etc.

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
• Must be comfortable with pets as I have a big dog and a Bengal cat

I have two children who are 7 and 8 years old. I am looking for a personal care assistant who can support me in my role as a mother. Experience with children preferable but not essential. I require a driver with their own car so they are able to support me/my children in getting out into the community.

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.

Disability Confident: About Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

The candidate should be a woman.

• Drivers licence required: Yes. Own vehicle needed: Yes. Hours per week: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 3.25pm-7pm with possible extra hours in the school holidays especially summer holidays. Hourly pay rate: £12.21. I am a 34 year old lady who has a disability which causes fatigue and chronic pain. My condition can vary from day to day, this means that the level of support I need each day is changeable. I am looking for a supportive and proactive person who can support me with things like; showering, general running of my home, preparing meals and accessing the community. 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.