Fun Personal Assistants Ref: DP1469c Location: Worthing Details This role is to support a Woman The candidate should be a woman* Drivers licence required: Yes Hours per week: Mon & Thurs = 4.30pm – 8pm Fri = 7:15am to 8pm 1 Sat a month = 7:15am to 8pm Bank hours/roles also wanted Flexibility to work additional hours/cover holiday or sickness also wanted (shifts worked on a 2:1 basis) Hourly pay rate: £14.35 per hour - Hello! Are you looking for a new care role? Do you want a job that allows you to have regular, contracted hours or choose your working hours flexibly? If so, I am a 23-year-old young woman who is looking for PAs to come and join my fabulous team as contracted staff OR bank staff members. I wonder if you love the colour pink as much as I do! I have a pink wheelchair and fluffy boots, a pink bedroom with pink lights and a pink microphone for singing karaoke style! You might also love going to the theatre as much as me! I especially love a good panto! “Oh yes, I do!” I have regular swimming sessions.…but if you come with me, be prepared to be splashed! In short, I am a girl who just enjoys having lots of fun, but I need support to get up to my everyday shenanigans and am looking for new PAs who have a strong sense of fun of their own so that we can get up to lots of mischief together! If you also have a slapstick sense of humour like me, we will get along famously! You will need to be happy to drive my wheelchair accessible vehicle, but don’t worry, it’s not one of those huge ones! I do have quite a lot of medical “stuff” that I will also need your help with but don’t let that scare you – we will get you fully trained up in all of my needs. So….if you are a happy, engaging and energetic person who is full of sparkle, and are interested in joining our small supportive team whilst working in a warm, family focussed environment, I would love to meet you! Description: Hello! My daughter is a happy individual who has a small, highly supportive team of PAs who help her with all aspects of daily living. She enjoys being “out and about” and has a full timetable of varied and fun activities including swimming, trampoline sessions, cooking, music therapy, cycling, theatre, cinema, drama, gym, physio, bowling, days out, walks along the beach…… It is exhausting just reading about what she gets up to and she has a far more exciting social life than anyone else I know! She also loves to be a “young lady that lunches” and if you take her out for an ice-cream or a hot chocolate (depending on the season!) she will become your new best friend! Her PAs, with whom she builds very close relationships, also help her with her personal care in the mornings and evenings and throughout the day and they have some great times together. If you are looking for either contracted hours OR a bank care role which will involve lots of fun and laughter (along with a little bit of craziness), you might just be one of the additional team members we are looking for Please feel free to get in contact for an informal chat over a cup of coffee so that we can see if we might be a good fit for each other. Hours: Mon & Thurs = 4.30pm – 8pm Fri = 7:15am to 8pm 1 Sat a month = 7:15am to 8pm Bank hours/roles also wanted Flexibility to work additional hours/cover holiday or sickness also wanted (shifts worked on a 2:1 basis) Duties include: - Medication prompting/administering - Personal grooming - Eating and drinking assistance - Moving and handling - Clinical tasks - Other relevant duties as required - Transportation - Companionship - Dressing / undressing - Bathroom assistance 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 - 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. 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 .