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Personal Assistant DP1281

Job details
Posting date: 27 June 2025
Salary: £12.75 to £13.75 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 27 July 2025
Location: Arundel, West Sussex
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Independent Lives
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: DP1281

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Summary

Personal Assistant

Ref: DP1281

Location: Arundel

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status: employed

Hours per week: 30 hrs/week. 9am -3pm Monday to Friday. No weekends

Hourly pay rate: £12.75 rising to £13.75 following a months probation/trial

This role involves supporting a 33 year old man who has a great sense of humour with all aspects of his day to day care.
This individual you will be supporting has quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy with communication difficulties, however he has total understanding and is very helpful. He communicates via a communication device that is worked by his eyes. He has an interest in comedies and music.

The successful applicant will be comfortable with providing personal care and will be comfortable working in a household with a dog.

Duties include:
Medication prompting/administering
Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Clinical tasks
Other relevant duties as required
Administration
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Companionship
Looking after pets
Dressing / undressing

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
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
Must be comfortable with pets
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
We have a dog and so must be happy with animals.

Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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.
Please note, 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.

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

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