Job Title: Personal Assistant

Location: South Chailey

Hourly rate: £10.45

Reference: MV326

Hours/shifts: 2 hours on Tuesday and Thursdays, 4 in total, times to be arranged.

Summary

I am looking for a personal assistant to help me maintain a clean and habitable home and to help me get out and about for a couple of hours a week. I love gardening and flowers and have pet birds. I enjoy eating nice food also.

Other Requirements

• Must be comfortable with pet birds

• Must be happy to work in a smoking environment

• Must have a UK driving licence

• Must have access to own vehicle

• Experience working with hoarders desirable

All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

Description

Typical duties

Domestic:

To support and motivate me to clear items that are cluttering my home to enable repairs and for safety reasons.

To help me clean and tidy my house and tidy up the garden.

Social:

Accompany employer when accessing social and leisure activities

Accompanying employer to doctors/hospital appointments when required

Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the work place

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 this role.