Personal assistant - united kingdom, burgess hill, west sussex
job title: personal assistant
location: burgess hill
hourly rate: £15
reference: dp1041a
hours/shifts: cover shifts will be between 12am – 6pm monday to sunday to cover staff sickness and holiday, additional hours may be available when needed.
summary
• young married couple looking to employ a personal assistant so they can remain independent in their own home.
• tasks will involve personal care, preparing meals, general domestic tasks including help with shopping and accessing the local community.
other requirements
• other:
all applicants must be willing to undertake an enhanced disclosure & barring service check
successful applicants will be entitled to holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
description
typical duties
domestic:
laundry, hanging out to dry, ironing, putting away
general cleaning
taking out rubbish – separating rubbish & recycling
light housework which may include cleaning, dusting and vacuuming.
minor household maintenance eg changing light bulbs, taking down curtains for washing occasionally.
preparing drinks, snacks and meals.
shopping
tidying
any other reasonable tasks
personal care:
mealtimes e.g. cutting up food, assistance to eat
when out in the community we may need support transferring when using the toilet.
support with dressing and undressing when required
occasional support needed with hoisting – manual handling and hoist will be provided.
any other reasonable task
evening shift:
dressing/ undressing ready for bed
support/ assistance with oral hygiene
social:
support with going swimming-must be happy to accompany in the pool
accompanying and assisting employers on shopping trips when required
accompany employers when accessing social and leisure activities, such as going to a restaurant for lunch
accompanying employers to doctors/hospital appointments when required, transferring onto dentist’s chair
accompanying and assisting employers on occasional longer journeys eg to visit family members
pushing the employer’s wheelchair when out.
any other reasonable task
person specification
the successful applicant will be:
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
fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills
honest and cheerful
creative
able to speak and read english to a reasonable standard
legally permitted to work in the united kingdom
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 this role.
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.
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