Personal Assistant wanted for Kind and Creative 14-Year-Old LR8771
Personal Assistant wanted for Kind and Creative 14-Year-Old
Ref: LR8771
Location: Haywards Heath
Details
This role is to support a child.
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status: Employed
Hours per week: 1 hour on a Tuesday morning and 3 hours on Saturday afternoons during term time and 6 hours in school holidays. Some flexibility with days and times can be arranged by mutual agreement. Please apply even if you can only commit to some of the hours available.
Hourly pay rate: £12.21
My son is a sweet‑natured, loving and creative young person who enjoys arts and crafts, cooking and spending time out and about. The role involves supporting him in the activities he enjoys, both at home and in the community, while ensuring his safety and promoting his independence.
Tasks will include personal care, waiting with him for his school transport on Tuesday mornings, and spending time with him on Saturday afternoons. This role would suit someone kind, patient and dependable, who enjoys working with young people and helping them thrive. If this sounds like you, please get in touch — I’d love to hear from you.
Duties include
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Other relevant duties as required
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
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
Additional requirements
Non‑smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours.
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
