Job Title: PERSON ASSISTANT

Location: SEAFORD

Hourly rate: £12.50

Reference: JDES241

Hours/shifts: 1 x 4 hour shift per week

Summary:

• I am a 65 year old male looking for support in Social Situations

• I need support with accessing Social and Leisure activities

• I require a driver with their own car

Other Requirements

• "Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9."

• Must be comfortable with pets

• Must be happy to work in a smoking environment

• Non smoker required due to medical reasons

• Must have a UK driving licence

• Must have access to own vehicle

• Other: I have a German Shepherd so will need to be comfortable with dogs.

I also Vape and my wife has Tourettes so will need to be able to cope with smoking and

swearing

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 -

Making tea for the employer and making a light snack

Personal Care:

• Minimal Assistance and present but may change as condition worsens

Social:

• Accompanying and assisting employer on shopping trips when required

• Accompany employer when accessing social and leisure activities

• Driving and accompanying to social events

• Accompanying on trips out e.g. to take photographs at the beach or going for a coffee

• The above duties will involve driving the employer in the PA’s car, lifting the motorised buggy in/out of car when out.

• Lifting the motorised buggy in/out of car, putting it together and breaking it down

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• Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

• Male * due to personal care needs later on

• Able to tolerate the employer Vaping 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

• Have an interest in history, fact & fictional crime, paranormal, comedy and horror shows

• Theatre Show and Muscials

• 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