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Location

Eastbourne, East Sussex | United Kingdom

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Job description

Job Title: Female Personal Assistant
Location: Eastbourne
Hourly rate: £10.45
Reference: MV320
Hours/shifts:12.5 hours per week
Summary

I am a friendly disabled lady in my 40’s who enjoys going out shopping and nights out to the theatre, when I’m feeling confident and well enough.
I am looking for a personal assistant to support me to live independently in my home, and to get out and about doing the things that I enjoy.

This will be a rewarding role for the right person.

Other Requirements
• "Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9."
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Non-smoker preferred or someone who is willing to refrain from smoking during work hours.
• Must have a UK driving licence
• Must have access to own vehicle
• Other :
All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
Description
Typical duties
Domestic -
Laundry: Washing, drying, ironing and putting away
Changing bed linen/ bed making
General cleaning and tidying
Taking out rubbish
Minor household maintenance eg changing light bulbs, taking down curtains for washing
Preparing drinks, snacks and meals.
Shopping
Maintenance of small garden
Pet care
Correspondence e.g. reading letters, help writing replies, form-filling, assisting with household paperwork
Making phone calls on my behalf when I am too unwell to do this
Making tea for the employer's guests

Personal Care:
• Supervision and/or assistance with washing and bathing/showering – towelling dry/ drying hair
• Help getting into and out of bath/shower as required
• Assistance with applying cream
• General hair/skin care
• Dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fastenings
• Getting into bed
• Assistance with medication i.e. dispensing, administering and/or prompting
• Helping with other aspects of personal care as required, for example assisting employer to get changed at swimming pool/gym.
• Getting in and out of the wheelchair
• Physiotherapy exercises
Social:
• Accompanying and assisting employer on shopping trips when required
• Accompany employer when accessing social and leisure activities e.g.
• Accompanying employer to doctors/hospital appointments when required
• Accompany to therapy appointments or support groups.
• Accompanying when clothes-buying, including help with un/dressing and lifting clothes on/off the rails.
• Occasional longer journeys
• Accompanying on trips out e.g.
• Accompanying on social events or meetings e.g. (Visiting family and friends, family occasions)
• The above duties will involve driving the employer in the PA’s car
• Whilst on duty at the employer’s home watching TV and assisting with craft activities
• Lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car, pushing the employer’s manual wheelchair when out.
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• Person specification
I would like someone who is:

Easy going

Chatty & confident

Have a sense of humour

Loyal

Female* due to personal care needs
Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good time-keeping
Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised
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• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
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• Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills
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• Honest and cheerful
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• Creative
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• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
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• Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom
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• Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety
Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common sense approach to these roles.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives

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 .

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Salary

£10.45 per hour