Female Personal Assistant LR7967
Vacancy Title: Female Personal Assistant
Reference Number: LR7967
Location: Crawley
Hours per week: 4 hours a week term time and 6 hours in the 13 weeks of school holidays (actual days and shift times by mutual agreement)
Hourly pay rate: £12.40
Mileage rate (if applicable): 40p per mile
Details
I am looking for care for a: child
The candidate should be: a woman*
Driving licence required: no
Access to own vehicle required: no
Overnight care required: no
Job Description
Summary
I am looking for a kind and patient female PA to support my sporty 12-year-old daughter to access the local area keeping her safe.
She has William’s syndrome and autism and routine is important to her.
She is very shy with new people but once she gets to know you, she is chatty and engaging.
Loves being outdoors playing football and swimming and likes arts and crafts.
Tasks will include some personal care and pushing my daughter’s wheelchair when she is tired.
Candidate qualities:
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able 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
Other Personal Qualities:
• Ideally candidate will have a driving licence and access to own vehicle
Employee Duties:
• Personal grooming
• Moving and handling
• Other relevant duties as required
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance
Additional duties:
• Accompany employer’s daughter when accessing the local community keeping her safe.
• The above duties could involve driving the employer’s daughter in the PA’s car for which mileage of 40p per mile will be paid
• Whilst on duty at the employer’s home watching TV and assisting with craft activities
• Lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car, pushing a manual wheelchair when out.
• Prompting to use the toilet and wash hands
• Dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fastenings when needed.
Additional requirements
• Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be engaged directly by the individual and not Independent Lives. This role is for a self-employed worker, successful applicants will be required to prove self-employed status and undergo self-employment checks.
• Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
Reference Number: LR7967
Location: Crawley
Hours per week: 4 hours a week term time and 6 hours in the 13 weeks of school holidays (actual days and shift times by mutual agreement)
Hourly pay rate: £12.40
Mileage rate (if applicable): 40p per mile
Details
I am looking for care for a: child
The candidate should be: a woman*
Driving licence required: no
Access to own vehicle required: no
Overnight care required: no
Job Description
Summary
I am looking for a kind and patient female PA to support my sporty 12-year-old daughter to access the local area keeping her safe.
She has William’s syndrome and autism and routine is important to her.
She is very shy with new people but once she gets to know you, she is chatty and engaging.
Loves being outdoors playing football and swimming and likes arts and crafts.
Tasks will include some personal care and pushing my daughter’s wheelchair when she is tired.
Candidate qualities:
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able 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
Other Personal Qualities:
• Ideally candidate will have a driving licence and access to own vehicle
Employee Duties:
• Personal grooming
• Moving and handling
• Other relevant duties as required
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance
Additional duties:
• Accompany employer’s daughter when accessing the local community keeping her safe.
• The above duties could involve driving the employer’s daughter in the PA’s car for which mileage of 40p per mile will be paid
• Whilst on duty at the employer’s home watching TV and assisting with craft activities
• Lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car, pushing a manual wheelchair when out.
• Prompting to use the toilet and wash hands
• Dressing and undressing/ helping with buttons and fastenings when needed.
Additional requirements
• Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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.
Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be engaged directly by the individual and not Independent Lives. This role is for a self-employed worker, successful applicants will be required to prove self-employed status and undergo self-employment checks.
• Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
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