Personal Assistant

Independent Lives; Heathfield; Sur place; GBP 12 000 - 18 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Independent Lives in the United Kingdom is seeking a reliable Personal Assistant to support an adult client living independently at home. Duties include light household tasks, reading and replying to correspondence, helping manage appointments, and reminders for medications.

You will play a key role in promoting wellbeing, privacy, confidentiality, and independence. This role suits patient, compassionate individuals with good communication, timekeeping, and trustworthy nature.

Qualifications

• Must have good literacy and communication skills.
• Reliable, patient and discreet.
• Respect for client privacy and confidentiality.

Responsabilités

• Provide light household support and maintain a tidy home.
• Assist with reading, understanding, and replying to correspondence.
• Help manage appointments and remind about medications.
• Assist with personal care tasks to promote wellbeing and independence.

Connaissances

Literacy skills

Communication

Timekeeping

Reliability

Confidentiality

Description du poste

We are looking for a reliable, patient, and compassionate Personal Assistant to provide support to an adult client living independently in their own home.

Duties will include:

• Supporting with light household cleaning tasks.
• Assisting with reading, understanding, and responding to correspondence.
• Providing support to contact utility companies and other organisations when required.
• Helping to manage appointments and address outstanding debts.
• Offering medication reminders and prompts.
• Assisting with aspects of personal care to promote wellbeing and independence.

As the client is unable to read or write, the successful applicant will play an important role in helping them manage day-to-day correspondence and maintain their independence.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive difference to someone's quality of life while helping them remain independent in their own home.

Duties include:

• Other relevant duties as required
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Trustworthy, dependable, and respectful.
• A good communicator with strong literacy skills.
• Patient and understanding.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Comfortable supporting an individual with personal care needs.

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. If the role is offered on a self-employed basis, you will be responsible for the cost of your own DBS check.