Personal Assistant/Carer for a Disabled Gentleman

PA Pages; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care provider seeks a compassionate and reliable Personal Assistant/Carer for a disabled gentleman in Eastbourne. The role involves assisting with personal care, medication management, and accompanying the gentleman to various appointments. Candidates should be patient, honest, and possess excellent interpersonal skills. Flexibility in scheduling is available, with a total of 53 hours across the week.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care or a related field preferred.
• Must have positive attitude and good sense of humour.
• Must be reliable and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care and medication management.
• Performing light household tasks.
• Accompanying the gentleman to appointments and social outings.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliability

Interpersonal skills

Honesty

Cheerfulness

Job description

Overview

Personal Assistant/Carer for a Disabled Gentleman

We are seeking a compassionate and reliable Personal Assistant/Carer to provide support for a disabled gentleman who is funny and friendly.

Hours

53 available hours which are Friday and Saturday 4pm until 9pm and Sunday 8am until 2pm on a rolling 4 weekly cycle. Happy to split these hours between more than one person. Possibility of extra hours to cover holiday or sickness.

Duties include

• Assisting with personal care and medication management.
• Performing light household tasks.
• Accompanying the gentleman to appointments and social outings.
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality.
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Honest and cheerful.
• Experience in personal care or a related field is preferred.
• A positive attitude and a good sense of humour are a must.
• Reliability and punctuality.
• Professional and discreet.

Candidate qualities

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality.
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Honest and cheerful.
• Experience in personal care or a related field is preferred.
• A positive attitude and a good sense of humour are a must.
• Reliability and punctuality.
• Professional and discreet.

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.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9