Female Personal Care Assistant DP4151

Independent Lives; Worthing; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A personal assistance service in Worthing seeks a Female Personal Care Assistant for a 2-hour shift, 1-2 days a week. The role involves assisting with personal care tasks and general household duties, requiring reliability and good hygiene. Candidates must be fit and healthy, respectful, and able to communicate in English. The hourly pay ranges from £13 to £14, alongside mileage compensation.

Qualifications

• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties.
• Patient with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care tasks.
• Supervision and assistance with showering.
• Help with medication prompting and administration.
• Housekeeping duties.
• Accompany to doctors/hospital appointments.

Skills

Respectful of privacy

Reliability

Timekeeping

Hygienic and organized

Interpersonal skills

Able to follow instructions

Job description

Overview

Female Personal Care Assistant

Ref: DP4151 • Location: Worthing

Details

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

Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment and Hours

Employment status: employed

Hours per week: 2 hour shift, 1-2 days per week (morning shifts are preferable, but can be flexible).

Hourly pay rate: £13 per hour. Enhanced rate £14 per hour. Mileage paid at 40p a mile

Role Description

I am a independent, bright, and friendly woman, looking for a reliable, like minded female personal assistant to assist me with personal care tasks and some general household duties. I am ambulant but struggle with day-to-day tasks. I enjoy the natural world and also have an interest in current affairs.

Duties

• Medication prompting/administering
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Gardening
• Dressing / undressing
• Laundry
• Changing and making bed linen
• Minor household maintenance e.g. changing light bulbs, taking down curtains for washing
• Taking out rubbish
• Assistance with food prep
• Supervision and/or assistance with showering, hair washing /drying as required
• Help getting into and out of bath/shower as required
• To be on call when employer takes bath
• Assistance with applying creams
• Help to remind me to take my medication and drink water
• Accompany employer to doctors / hospital appointments when required

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

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