Job Title: Personal Assistant

Location: Lewes

Hourly rate: £13.00

Reference: ES169

Hours/shifts: Saturday nights (18.30-22.30) must be flexible as times can run over on this shift.

Summary:

I am a gentleman looking for a personal assistant to support me within my home. I am registered blind and have cognitive problems and memory loss. I am a musician and have a passion for music.

This role involves documenting on my computer any correspondence or conversations that I have during your shift. You will also organise and complete the day-to-day tasks on a software called Outlook Professional. When required you will need to drive me in my vehicle to any appointments or events I need to attend.

The successful applicant will be happy to drive my vehicle, have a UK driving licence and for insurance purposes be over the age of 25. The successful applicant must be computer literate, have a reasonable typing speed and be able to cook food when requested to a reasonable standard.

Other Requirements

• Must be happy to work in a smoking environment – the area you work within the house will be non-smoking; the area of the house I do smoke in has filters that filter the smoke.

• Must have a UK driving licence – be over the age of 25 for insurance purposes.

• Other :

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

• Documenting on my computer any correspondence or conversations that I have during your shift.

• You will also organise and complete the day-to-day tasks on a software called Outlook Professional. When required you will need to drive me in my vehicle to any appointments or events I need to attend.

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• 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 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