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Personal Assistant ES3070

Job details
Posting date: 19 April 2024
Salary: £12 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 19 May 2024
Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Independent Lives
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: ES3070

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Summary

Vacancy Title: Person support assistant
Reference Number: ES3070
Location: Eastbourne
Hours per week: 24 hours to be split and shared between Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10am -18.00
Hourly pay rate: £12.00
Mileage rate (if applicable): 45p per mile

Details

I am looking for care for a: man
The candidate should be: any gender
Driving licence required: yes
Access to own vehicle required: yes
Overnight care required: no

Job Description

Summary
I am a young man who is independently minded, loves the cinema and enjoys making you tube videos. I’m looking for someone to help keep me company and help with general housework and to help me get out and about in the community.




Candidate qualities:
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
• 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 speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety


Other Personal Qualities:

Employee Duties:
• Medication prompting/administration
• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Gardening
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance

Additional duties:

Additional requirements
• The role requires close personal contact with an individual who is extremely vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission. Preference may be given to applicants who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Careful consideration will be given to applicants who can show the vaccination is not suitable for them on reasonable grounds.


All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
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. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be engaged directly by the individual and not Independent Lives. This role is for a self-employed worker, successful applicants will be required to prove self-employed status and undergo self-employment checks.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

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