Support Assistant MP3002

Independent lives; Roundstreet Common; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

A supportive community service in the UK is looking for a Personal Assistant (PA) to help an individual access their local community and engage in social activities. The role requires a reliable and interpersonal person who can assist in promoting independence through various outings and activities. This part-time position offers flexible working hours and may be employed or self-employed, with entitlement to holiday pay under an employment contract.

Benefits

Holiday pay for employed roles

Qualifications

• Respectful of employer's privacy and confidentiality.
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties.
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.

Responsibilities

• Accompany the employer to access the local community.
• Encourage social skills and independence.
• Assist with exercise-based activities such as walking and swimming.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Ability to follow instructions

Creative and resourceful

Job description

Job description

sisters and our dogs in a remote area near Billingshurst. I am looking for a PA to assist me to access my local community, attend exercise and activities I enjoy and to promote my independence. I am a very sociable and easy-going person and love cinema, swimming, shopping and Sonic the Hedgehog. I also like helping people so would love it if you could help me to find somewhere I could volunteer for a few hours each week. I get anxious in large crowds and queues, and I don't like unpredictable sounds, they make me nervous. On Mon, Wed & Thurs I attend Brinsbury College to study Animal Care.

Responsibilities and duties

Other relevant duties as required. Shopping Transportation. Accompany me to access my local community using your own vehicle. Encourage me to improve my social skills and improve my independence. Assist me to attend exercise-based activities I enjoy such as swimming and walking, also to accompany me to the cinema and shopping. Encourage me to keep in contact with my friends and to feel more comfortable using my mobile. Walk my dogs with me in the fields around my house. Help to improve social and community related skills.

Qualifications & expectations

Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality. Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative. Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties. Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills. Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard. Able to always work to high standards of health & safety. Reliable and clear-headed. Organised, creative & resourceful. Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours.

EEO & Disability statement

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Working hours and contract

Hours per week: 10 hours per week. Hours to be worked on Tuesday, Friday and one day over the weekend. Exact times to be agreed with employer. 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