Personal Assistant, one evening per week and weekend evening.
Location: Littlehampton.
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: One midweek night 8‑9 pm on Saturdays and Sunday 7‑8 pm. Hourly pay rate: £15.
I am a woman in my 40s with MS. I live with my son and husband, and our pet cat. I am a friendly person with a good sense of humour, and I look for a female PA who shares a positive outlook on life to help me lead an independent life.
I am a power wheelchair user and use a hoist to transfer, so knowledge and experience in moving and handling are necessary. I am very independent and like to do as much as I can and be involved. I currently have two other PAs that help with four evenings per week and every morning. It would be really good for you to join the team, so that I am fully covered for all shifts, every morning and every night, and hopefully you can cover each other.
Duties include:
* Medication prompting / administering
* Personal grooming
* Moving and handling
* Other relevant duties as required
* Administration
* Housekeeping
* Shopping
* Cooking
* Transportation
* Dressing / undressing
* Catheter care
Candidate qualities:
* Respectful of the employers privacy and confidentiality
* Reliable with good timekeeping
* Able to follow instructions and work on own initiative
* Hygienic, tidy and well organised
* Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
* 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
* A good sense of humour
* Able to work efficiently
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.
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