Female Personal Assistant
Ref: DP3724
Location: Pulborough
Details
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:
40 hours per week for 6 weeks during summer holidays Possibilities for subsequent hours during college holidays
Hourly pay rate:
£ 14 per hour. Double pay on bank holidays
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and caring female to care for our 20 year old daughter during the summer holidays (6 weeks) Hours are flexible and would be approximately 40 hours a week.
Some personal care required but role is mainly to offer activities and interaction throughout the day.
Subsequent hours may be offered in future college breaks if wanted. These hours could suit college/ uni students.
Duties include:
Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Other relevant duties as required
Companionship
Dressing / undressing
Bathroom assistance
To supervise client and ensure safety when working alone. Client is non verbal, does not walk unaided. Has epilepsy which is well controlled but needs monitoring for absences.
To facilitate entertainment and activities when at home.
To assist with daily living skills when required. This may mean keeping toilet / eating routines without prompting from employer.
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
Must be comfortable with pets
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Kind, patient, sense of humour.
Imaginative and able to be creative independently (to entertain client)
Able to work with client alone or as part of the family (on family outings and in the home)
Be confidential and respectful of the other family members in our home setting.
Energetic, cheerful and playful
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
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