Personal Assistant ES1378

Personal Assistant

Location:

Battle

Details

This role is to support a Woman. The candidate should be a woman*.

Drivers licence required:
Yes.

Hours per week:

• Mon to Friday - 6 hours (2:1 basis for PAs)
• 15 hours per week for a team lead

Hourly pay rate:

• PAs = £23.23 per hour
• Team lead = £30 per hour

If you are enthusiastic, motivated and are interested in working within a family home with a young woman who is amazing and has a learning disability, autism, epilepsy, complex emotional needs and can display behaviours that challenge, we would like to hear from you. You will be working within East Sussex in the Battle area.

You will be required to carry out duties involving supporting a young person and with all aspects of her daily life including personal care and in time access her local community.

As a valued member of the team, we will provide you with the necessary training to ensure you are adequately prepared for the challenges of your role and given support and guidance.

The successful candidate will be caring, reliable, have a degree of fitness but most of committed to delivering the highest possible standard of care.

• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Other relevant duties as required
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing
• Provide supervision and keep her safe
• Assist with accessing the community
• Support with her emotion and mental wellbeing
• Drive the accessible vehicle when working with her

• 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
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

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.