Personal Assistant for a child CZ8505

Independent Lives; Crawley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support service is seeking a Personal Assistant in Crawley to assist a fun-loving 8-year-old. The role involves supporting the child in enjoyable activities, requiring a driver's license and a non-smoking preference. This part-time position offers approximately 2 hours of work after school and more during holidays. Reliability and good interpersonal skills are essential for this enthusiastic individual.

Benefits

Holiday pay if employed

Qualifications

• Must have the right to work in the UK.
• Drivers licence required.
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.

Responsibilities

• Support the child in fun activities.
• Transportation as needed.
• Complete other relevant duties.

Skills

Reliability

Interpersonal skills

Creativity

Initiative

Organizational skills

Job description

Personal Assistant for a child

Ref: CZ8505

Location: Crawley

This role is to support a Child

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status: employed

Hours per week: 2 hrs after school, ideally a Weds or Thurs and more hours available during school holidays

Hourly pay rate: £12.21

We are looking for a fun and enthusiastic person to support our 8 year old son. He loves sensory and messy play and is really into dinosaurs and puzzles too. Ideally the support would be for a couple of hours after school and extra hours during the holidays. If this seems like a fun role then please apply.

Duties include:

• Other relevant duties as required
• Transportation
• Supporting to go out and about to participate in fun activities.

Candidate qualities:

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
• 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

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