Job Title: Bank Personal Assistant

Location: Barnham

Hourly rate: £11.75 per hour / mileage is paid at 45p per mile when taking employer out in your vehicle.

Reference: DP7103

Hours/shifts:

4 hrs preferably on Tuesday or Thursday, on an ad hoc basis to cover existing PAs holiday and sickness. Additional hours possible as required.

Summary

I am a man in my 50s with a great sense of humour.

I am looking for a personal assistant who will be happy to support me in my home and out shopping or walking my lovely dog.

This is a rewarding role and although you don’t need any previous experience you must have a good sense of humour (like me) and be encouraging and supportive.

My sense of humour can run away with me sometimes and I struggle to be appropriate in some social situations. This is due to brain damage that I have sustained from a degenerative neurological condition.

Other Requirements

Must be comfortable with pets

Driving license required and access to their own vehicle

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

The role is to enable a man in his 50’s to remain as independent as possible in his own home and support him out and about.

Typical duties

Domestic :

Support to manage my home

General housework, including cleaning the bathroom.

Minor household maintenance eg changing light bulbs, taking down curtains for washing

Support to go Shopping

Correspondence e.g. reading letters, help writing replies, form-filling, assisting with household paperwork

Personal Care:

Generally there is no personal care needed but I do need cream put on my feet and the occasional help with shaving or putting shoes on may be required

I do need to be reminded to eat

Social:

Support while out and about, providing a steady arm to enable me to walk safely

Support to walk my dog

Support with trips out

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 these roles.

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