Personal Assistant CSES589 - ref. d14716303
Personal Assistant
Ref: CSES589Location: Forest Row
DetailsI am looking for personal care for a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Hours per week: 11 hours per week, an hour per day Monday - Friday Lunch times, the remaining 6 hours can be more flexible.Hourly pay rate: £12.00
I am looking for kind and caring PA’s, who will help my Mum. She is a 76 year old lady who came to live in England at the age of 20 from the Greek part of Cyprus, she is bilingual speaking both English and Greek.
My Mum has recently been diagnosed with mid stage dementia She is able to look after her personal care at present. She needs reminding to eat and help with cooking lunch and dinner daily. Help is also required to apply her dailypatch/medication and take her daily supplements.
She would also like support with her garden, which is very important to her and also the opportunity to go out once a week to shop, have a coffee and socialise. Equally important, she needs companionship and someone to be with her to help with the isolation she may be feeling since moving to Forest Row after the death of her husband 2 years ago.
Duties include: Medication prompting/administering
Personal groomingEating and drinking assistance
Moving and handling
Clinical tasks
Other relevant duties as required
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Transportation
Companionship
Gardening
Dressing / undressing
Candidate qualities: Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good timekeepingAble 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
Creative
Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
Must be comfortable with pets
Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Additional requirementsNon-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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 employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives. Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.
- Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9