Personal Assistant AH1053
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £13.85 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Croydon, London |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Independent Lives |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | AH1053 |
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Personal Assistant
Ref: AH1053
Location: Croydon
Details
This role is to support a Woman
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status:
employed
Hours per week:
9 hours per week - 3 days 3 hour shifts. Flexible of times and days.
Hourly pay rate:
£13.85
My daughter is lovely person, she is gentle and kind. She likes going out when she is feeling well enough and at home she will listen to music (which is her passion) and watch telly. Some time away from home is spent in a local music studio where she sings and is learning to produce and edit material, she has a clear vision in this area and is very creative.
However, like many young adults she can struggle with keeping on top of daily tasks and needs some guidance. Most of the support needed is for prompting and encouraging her to look after herself with dietary intake, hygiene and keeping her room tidy at home and organisation. When her mood is low it especially affects these things.
My daughters Asperger's also causes a struggle to recognise health friendships and can be taken advantage of, some support and promotion of managing these challenges and what good friendships look like would be ideal along with life admin and money management support would needed.
This role is to assist with the above and to reinforce this message as the family do.
A Personal Assistant who is calm, patient and gentle in their approach would be a good fit for our family.
Duties include:
Domestic Tasks:
- Prompt and assist with:
- Laundry – un/loading the washing machine, tumble dryer/washing line, ironing, putting away
- Changing bed linen
- Bed making
- General tidying and cleaning in her room including dusting and vacuuming.
- Taking out rubbish/recycling
- Preparing drinks, snacks and meals.
- Shopping
- Correspondence e.g. reading letters, help writing replies, form-filling, assisting with household paperwork
- Making phone calls on my behalf when I am too unwell to do this
Personal tasks:
Promoting and encouraging to:
- Wash/shower/bath including hair
- Skin/hair care
- Brush Teeth
Social tasks:
Support/promotion/accompany to:
- Go to the music studio, run arrands, shop, to see family/friends.
- To have and maintain healthy friendships and to recognise unhealthy friendships/behaviour or others
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
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Some understanding or experience of supporting people with autism
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: AH1053
Location: Croydon
Details
This role is to support a Woman
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status:
employed
Hours per week:
9 hours per week - 3 days 3 hour shifts. Flexible of times and days.
Hourly pay rate:
£13.85
My daughter is lovely person, she is gentle and kind. She likes going out when she is feeling well enough and at home she will listen to music (which is her passion) and watch telly. Some time away from home is spent in a local music studio where she sings and is learning to produce and edit material, she has a clear vision in this area and is very creative.
However, like many young adults she can struggle with keeping on top of daily tasks and needs some guidance. Most of the support needed is for prompting and encouraging her to look after herself with dietary intake, hygiene and keeping her room tidy at home and organisation. When her mood is low it especially affects these things.
My daughters Asperger's also causes a struggle to recognise health friendships and can be taken advantage of, some support and promotion of managing these challenges and what good friendships look like would be ideal along with life admin and money management support would needed.
This role is to assist with the above and to reinforce this message as the family do.
A Personal Assistant who is calm, patient and gentle in their approach would be a good fit for our family.
Duties include:
Domestic Tasks:
- Prompt and assist with:
- Laundry – un/loading the washing machine, tumble dryer/washing line, ironing, putting away
- Changing bed linen
- Bed making
- General tidying and cleaning in her room including dusting and vacuuming.
- Taking out rubbish/recycling
- Preparing drinks, snacks and meals.
- Shopping
- Correspondence e.g. reading letters, help writing replies, form-filling, assisting with household paperwork
- Making phone calls on my behalf when I am too unwell to do this
Personal tasks:
Promoting and encouraging to:
- Wash/shower/bath including hair
- Skin/hair care
- Brush Teeth
Social tasks:
Support/promotion/accompany to:
- Go to the music studio, run arrands, shop, to see family/friends.
- To have and maintain healthy friendships and to recognise unhealthy friendships/behaviour or others
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
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Some understanding or experience of supporting people with autism
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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