Personal Assistant MVES1230

Independent lives; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local support organization is seeking a Personal Assistant for a woman in Bexhill-on-Sea. The position involves providing support for various activities, companionship, and assistance with dressing. Ideal candidates should possess caring skills, be reliable, and maintain high hygiene standards. A driver's license and own vehicle are required. The work offers a flexible schedule with an hourly pay rate of £19.

Qualifications

• Candidate should be a woman due to the support role.
• Non-smoker preferred, or willing to refrain from smoking during working hours.
• Fit and healthy to undertake required duties.

Responsibilities

• Providing support for activities in and outside the home.
• Companionship and assistance with dressing at the swimming pool.
• Help with mobility in and outside the home.

Skills

Appropriate caring skills and experience

Reliable with good timekeeping

Excellent interpersonal skills

Creative and able to initiate activities

Job description

Personal Assistant

Ref: MVES1230

Location: Bexhill-on-Sea

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

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status: Employed

Hours per week: 2x4 hour sessions a week and one 8 hour session every 4 weeks. Bank position also available to cover holiday and sickness.

Hourly pay rate: £19

Duties include:

• Providing support for activities in and outside the home
• Companionship
• Transportation to activities outside the home
• Assistance with dressing and undressing at the swimming pool and getting in the pool
• Help with mobility in and outside the home
• Light domestic duties
• Other relevant duties as required.

Candidate qualities:

• Appropriate caring skills and experience
• 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
• Confident, Polite, Honest and cheerful
• Creative and able to initiate and support activities
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to work to high standards of health & safety at all times.

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.

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.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9