Personal Assistant/Support Worker

 

Main characteristics

Location

Brighton, East Sussex

Company

PPILS

Salary

£11.80 - £12.80 per hour

Employment type

part-time

Category

Personal Care Assistant

Job summary

**About Me:**

I'm a housebound artist living in the North Laine, Brighton. I love art, gardening/plants, watching road cycling, family history, clothes, documentaries, films and books. I am looking for a lovely person-centered human that can help me in my life for one or more part time shifts a week.

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**Main Duties**

I need someone to carry out a variety of tasks and enable me, the employer, to live independently. Duties will vary daily and PAs should be prepared to carry out all reasonable tasks which the employer specifies.

I need practical support especially with domestic chores and these are things like:

* General traditional housework/cleaning - dusting, hoovering and cleaning surfaces, laundry, change bedding and watering outdoor plants etc (please note I use very few chemical products).
* Outside of home duties include you going to P.O., occasional top-up shopping and taking rubbish/recycling to bins etc.
* Food preparation and cooking if needed
* Occasional support in administrative tasks, paperwork and to communicate with professionals and utility companies
* Support with minor household maintenance, e.g. house improvement or sorting
* Occasionally picking up prescriptions and accompanying to appointments
* Personal care is non-intimate and I don't need lifting, but sometimes plants, parcels and furniture may do!

**Desired PA:**

I am looking for a person-centered Personal Assistant or domestic/cleaner who works with disabled people and is kind and capable (this isn't a carer or support worker role).

You need to be able to maintain confidentiality, be non-judgmental, have an awareness of disability issues including using positive language concerning mental health and disability.

You must be professional, be able to separate personal-life from work-life and not bring personal problems into the workplace.

You'll be friendly, trustworthy and respect professional boundaries and be able to see disabled people as autonomous and capable of making our own decisions.

Practicality is needed such as being able to follow instructions really well, be willing to help me solve immediate or longer term problems and be part of an 'unseen team' etc.

My PAs are resourceful, caring, reliable, with good time keeping skills and a great sense of humour!

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**Essential requirements for PA:**

Person-centered PA or domestic/cleaner who works with disabled people

Be good at listening and taking instruction. Patience and good interpersonal skills.

Car driver could be great, but not necessary.

Able to ensure a flu/covid-safe environment, wear PPE as needed, good hygiene standards and be fairly healthy as I catch bugs easily.

Non-smoker as I have lung problems.

Have DBS, proof of right to work/passport, minimum two referees that I can contact. I employ due to Direct Payments so it's not a cash-in-hand position.

My needs change daily so being resourceful and able to cope with change is vital!

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**Work Schedule and Pay rate:**

Hours/times:

Cover/bank PA for 3 hr shifts starting 10am which may be Tues, Wed, Friday or Saturday - but doesn't have to be all.

Pay rate currently:

Employee: £11.80/hr weekday and £12.80 per hour weekend.

Self-employed: £13.50/hr weekdays & £14.70/hr weekend. Must have up to date Personal Care Assistant Insurance from start of working, proof of ability to work in the UK and confirmation of Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR)

Please submit a covering letter with your CV to say why you are interested in this role.