PA​/Carer DP

PA/Carer

Location:

Billingshurst

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required:
Yes

Own vehicle needed:
Yes

Employment status:
Self-employed

Hours per week:
Daily 30 minute early evening dinner and welfare drop in, Saturday lunch time and alternative Sunday lunch outing. Additional hours to cover leave and sickness where possible.

Hourly pay rate:
To be discussed

Looking for a warm friendly and upbeat female self employed carer in the Billingshurst area to join an existing friendly team caring for an 85 year old lady with Dementia.

PA will undergo DBS, Self Employment and public liability checks

• Medication prompting/administering
• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Other relevant duties as required
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Bathroom assistance

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organized
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Happy to work in a smoking environment
• She vapes in her home

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