Personal Assistant

A personal assistant is required in the Ringmer area of East Sussex. Option of self
employment or employed. Support is needed 7 days a week consisting of 12 hour
shifts (7 until 7). A flexible approach is necessary for hospital or medical visits.
Additional hours may be necessary to attend these appointments. Occasionally
more hours may be offered to you to provide cover for colleagues on holiday or
dealing with family matters. The care is required for a male amputee who is a
wheelchair user living with a family dominated by a cat. A small amount of cooking
and general household chores is required on day and night shifts.
Duties include:
Personal care
A small amount of cooking and general household chores is required on day
and night shifts.
Candidate qualities:
Must be comfortable with cats
You do need to be fit enough to support my needs where a hand propelled
wheelchair has to be used. Hospitals etc.

Should have a clean UK driving license for insurance purposes for driving a
wheelchair accessible vehicle.
Experience using moving and handling equipment such as a hoist would be
beneficial.
Ability to laugh would be a welcome trait., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Up to date training
Self-employed PAs will need up to date insurance and proof of self-employed
status
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
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.