Personal Assistant Ref: DP3223 Location: Chichester Details This role is to support a Woman The candidate should be a woman* Drivers licence required: Yes Own vehicle needed: Yes Hours per week: 21 hours per week Monday to Friday - 4 hours a day (Additional hours may be available) Hourly pay rate: £13.50 per hour - can go up to £15 depending on experience and passing probation - We are looking for a caring, dependable, and compassionate Personal Assistant to support a 54-year-old woman with paraplegia and multiple long-term health conditions. She is currently temporarily bed-bound and lives as independently as possible in her own home, although her health can fluctuate and some days may require more proactive adjustments to her care. She also has two very affectionate dogs at home who may bark initially but quickly settle once they get to know you. This role focuses on providing practical, day-to-day support to help her maintain comfort, dignity, and independence in a safe and respectful way. Support will include monitoring and preparing medication, providing administrative assistance, occasionally planning and preparing meals, completing daily bed changes, assisting with dressing and undressing, walking the dogs, and carrying out general domestic tasks. Occasional personal care may also be required on an as-needed basis. The PA will need access to their own car. She is aiming to obtain a Motability vehicle in the future; in the meantime, the Personal Assistants may need to accompany her in her own car and potentially drive her home, so an automatic driving licence/ability to drive an automatic is essential. This is a rewarding one-to-one role within a home environment and would suit someone who is calm, reliable, and compassionate, with a genuine desire to make a meaningful difference to someone’s daily life. - Duties include: - Other relevant duties as required - Administration - Housekeeping - Cooking - Transportation - Looking after pets - Dressing / undressing - Meal prep planning - Bed changes/domestic tasks - Personal care (occasional/as and when basis) - Medication prep and monitoring Candidate qualities: - 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 - 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 - Animal/dog lover 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 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A 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 Disability Confident .