Personal Assistant Required RGES1024

Personal Assistant Required

Ref

RGES1024

Location

Lewes

Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required

No

Employment status

Employed

Hours per week

18 hours per week Working schedule in description

Hourly pay rate

£15 an hour

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We are looking for a reliable, kind, and proactive Personal Assistant to support our elderly customer with daily routines, shopping, and companionship throughout the week.

Core Duties

• Medication prompting & carer reminders
• Breakfast checking and support
• Local shop visits
• Film selection support

What a day to day week will look like

Monday (2.5 hrs): Weekly supermarket shop

Tuesday (2 hrs)

Cleaning and laundry (optional separate provision)

Wednesday & Thursday (1 hr)

Standard morning routine

Friday (3 hrs)

Golf or outing

Saturday & Sunday (1 hr)

Standard morning routine

Evening Support (1 hour per day additional to the above)

• Help with dinner
• Medication prompting
• Nightwear prompt
• Light cleaning and washing up
• Film selection and bedtime reminders

About You

• Reliable, patient, and friendly
• Supports independence
• Happy with light household tasks
• Knowledge of cricket, golf or old films are desirable but not crucial to the role
• The customer has a great sense of humour, and we’re looking for someone with this also
• Comfortable with outings

Duties include

• Medication prompting/administering
• Clinical tasks
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Shopping
• Companionship
• The customer will enjoy getting out of the house every so often, whether it's to a local café, or a coffee/breakfast at a local pub. The customer loves talking to all sorts of people, and being isolated in his home for too long may have an affect on his mental health, so occasional outings would be beneficial.

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
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful

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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