Female Personal Assistant ES516
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Eastbourne, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ES516 |
Summary
Female Personal Assistant
Ref: ES516
Location: Eastbourne
Details
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required:
Employment status:
employed
Hours per week:
During college term time we need two hours on a Friday afternoon. The hours would be 3:15 – 5:15 to pick up from college, go to town and come home. - 2 hours per week (36 weeks of the year)
During college holidays we need two days a week 9:30am to 4pm to help my daughter access her day centre in Eastbourne and helping her access activities there. - 6.5 hours per shift = 13 hours a week (16 weeks of the year)
Hourly pay rate:
£12.21
We are looking for an energetic, caring and patient person to join my nineteen year olds daughter’s small team of personal assistants based in Eastbourne. Own transport is not essential but willingness to use the bus is. My daughter is a busy, friendly and fun and looks to build strong relationships with her carers.
My daughter enjoys all forms of movement, whether this is going for a walk in the shopping centre, out and about in community, on a bus or a train. My daughter uses a manual wheelchair to get around, she gets in and out for a walk when safe to do so with supervision.
Duties would include using the bus, going to the shopping centre. Travelling to her day centre and helping her access activities there. Helping her with all aspects of her personal care including changing her pads and helping her with her meals. Needs experience of using basic wheelchair and communicating with clients who are non verbal but have plenty of sass. Would be good to have experience of working with clients who have Autism and ADHD.
We have four dogs in our so the successful applicant must be comfortable with dogs.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Moving and handling
- Clinical tasks
- Other relevant duties as required
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
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
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- If you do drive, you must have a UK Driving licence.
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
Ref: ES516
Location: Eastbourne
Details
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required:
Employment status:
employed
Hours per week:
During college term time we need two hours on a Friday afternoon. The hours would be 3:15 – 5:15 to pick up from college, go to town and come home. - 2 hours per week (36 weeks of the year)
During college holidays we need two days a week 9:30am to 4pm to help my daughter access her day centre in Eastbourne and helping her access activities there. - 6.5 hours per shift = 13 hours a week (16 weeks of the year)
Hourly pay rate:
£12.21
We are looking for an energetic, caring and patient person to join my nineteen year olds daughter’s small team of personal assistants based in Eastbourne. Own transport is not essential but willingness to use the bus is. My daughter is a busy, friendly and fun and looks to build strong relationships with her carers.
My daughter enjoys all forms of movement, whether this is going for a walk in the shopping centre, out and about in community, on a bus or a train. My daughter uses a manual wheelchair to get around, she gets in and out for a walk when safe to do so with supervision.
Duties would include using the bus, going to the shopping centre. Travelling to her day centre and helping her access activities there. Helping her with all aspects of her personal care including changing her pads and helping her with her meals. Needs experience of using basic wheelchair and communicating with clients who are non verbal but have plenty of sass. Would be good to have experience of working with clients who have Autism and ADHD.
We have four dogs in our so the successful applicant must be comfortable with dogs.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Moving and handling
- Clinical tasks
- Other relevant duties as required
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
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
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- If you do drive, you must have a UK Driving licence.
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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