Personal Assistant

Duties include: Medication prompting/administering Moving and handling Clinical tasks Other relevant duties as required Administration Housekeeping Cooking Transportation Companionship Gardening Dressing / undressing 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 Able to always work to high standards of health & safety Must have a sense of humour. Very simple cooking, making salads for packed lunches. Gardening tasks very simple & mowing small lawn. 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., 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.

Drivers licence required: Yes Own vehicle needed: Yes Hours per week: Part time from 10 hours up to 25 hours per week. Hourly pay rate: Starting salary is £17.50 per hour during 3 month probationary period. Rising to £18.50 after a satisfactory probationary period. I am a 58-years 'young' man, paralysed from the chest down. Main duties include Physiotherapy and Gym, Administration, Valeting, House Maintenance and Housework, Personal Care and Companion Duties. I enjoy a joke & like to think I amuse my PAs! I take life calmly & am totally unstressed. This creates a requirement for PAs to be strict about things that affect my health, therefore an assertive approach is essential. Start & Finishing Times and Rates of Pay The team is made up of 4/5 PAs & 1 nurse working between 14 - 20 hours per week, day & evening shifts inclusive, over 7 days a week. The rota is given 3 months in advance so you always know when you will be on duty. PA s cover Annual Leave for each other. The weekends are shared so that all PA have some whole weekends off. Shift start times vary between 6.45am - 8.30 am. The evening shift starts 8.30 pm - 9.30 pm & lasts 1 - 2 hours. Bank Holidays are paid at time & a half., 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.

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