live-in cover Personal Assistant

Independent lives; High Hurstwood; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Independent Lives is seeking a reliable live-in Personal Assistant to support a professional artist in a busy family home in Sussex. You will assist with personal care, daily living tasks, and help enable the artist's creative work while fitting into a family lifestyle with children and pets.

The role operates on a two weeks on, two weeks off rota, with a valid UK work status and DBS check if required. The ideal candidate is practical, adaptable, and enjoys the outdoors, with good English skills

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Support the artist in day-to-day activities and in their creative work.

Skills

Reliability

Timekeeping

Interpersonal skills

Creativity

English language

Pet-friendly

Health & safety

Outdoor enthusiast

Job description

I am a 49-year-old man living in a village in Sussex with my wife, children, and animals. I am a professional mouth painter and a student of the MFPA, and I am looking for a reliable and enthusiastic live-in cover Personal Assistant to support me in my day-to-day life, covering existing PAs during holidays and sickness.

The role involves assisting me with personal care, general daily living tasks, and supporting me with my work as an artist. I enjoy an active lifestyle, so it is important that you like being outdoors. You will be working in a busy family home, so you must be comfortable around children and animals and able to fit naturally into a family environment.

This is a live-in position working on a two weeks on, two weeks off rota. A full, clean driving licence is essential, along with a good standard of spoken and written English. I am looking for someone who is practical, adaptable, and has a great sense of humour, as laughter is very much part of our home. This is a varied and rewarding role offering the opportunity to support my independence and creative work within a welcoming household., 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
• Must be comfortable with pets
• 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.