Personal Assistant
Ref: ES203
Location: Seaford
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
Morning Pick up: 8:45am - 9:45am Morning - Friday (5 hours) Evening Pick up and support: 4:30 pm - 6pm Monday - Friday (7.5) totalling 12.5 hours per week, May be availability to do more hours.
Hourly pay rate:
£12.21
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We are seeking a friendly, patient, and enthusiastic personal assistant to support a bright and fun-loving 18-year-old young man with additional needs. This rewarding role involves providing transport to and from his social care provisions during the week, as well as offering support at home in the evenings.
Our son is initially shy, but once he gets to know you, his warm personality shines through. He has a great sense of humour, loves music and dancing, enjoys trips to the pub, and is a proud Brighton & Hove Albion supporter. He experiences some communication difficulties and uses various aids to help express himself, so a compassionate and understanding approach is essential.
The ideal candidate will be someone who is reliable, caring, and able to build a trusting relationship over time. You will need access to your own vehicle to safely transport him and be comfortable supporting with aspects of personal care and meal preparation.
If you’re looking for a meaningful role where you can make a genuine difference in a young person’s life, we’d love to hear from you.
Duties include:
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
- 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.
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