Personal Assistant (Temp Cover – Potential for Ongoing Work)
Ref: DP7533
Location: Chichester
Details: This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status: Employed
Hours per week: Cover from 10th to 21st November 2025 12 hours per week (flexible). Additional/bank hours could be available (TBD)
Hourly pay rate: £12.21
We are looking for a kind, reliable, and practical Personal Assistant to support a 78-year-old gentleman who lives independently and manages his own personal care. He has long-term mental health needs that are well maintained, and he values routine, conversation, and a calm home environment. This is a temporary role providing cover from 10th to 21st November 2025, with the possibility of becoming part of a bank team or taking on a more regular position in the future.
Duties
* Support day-to-day household tasks to keep things running smoothly.
* Shopping for food, ready meals, and daily newspapers (regular trips to M&S).
* Prepare simple meals (mainly heating ready meals), make hot drinks when requested.
* Carry out light domestic duties such as cleaning, laundry, changing bed linen, and keeping the kitchen and bathroom hygienic.
* Fold and put away laundry, take out rubbish regularly, including incontinence waste and recycling.
* Unpack and organise groceries, collect prescriptions if needed, sort and file paperwork, ensure key items like clothing and personal care products are easy to access.
* Occasionally accompany him to the GP or assist with small admin tasks if required.
Candidate Qualities
* Respectful of the employers 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 always work to high standards of health & safety.
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.
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