Female Bank Personal Assistant DP1041

We are a friendly and sociable married couple, who are looking for a bank PA, to cover holidays and sickness to support us with living independently in our own home. We are particularly in need of someone to cover AM shifts (times usually 8.45am-11am).
Tasks will involve personal care, preparing meals and general domestic tasks such as helping with shopping and changing bedding. Accessing the local community may be required, including accompanying to medical appointments. Must be happy to support with one of us going swimming and accompany in the pool.,

• Eating and drinking assistance


• Moving and handling


• Housekeeping


• Shopping


• Cooking


• Dressing / undressing


Additional duties:

• Support/ Assistance with Oral hygiene


• Support with going swimming-must be happy to accompany in the pool


• Accompanying and assisting employers on shopping trips when required


• Accompany employers when accessing social and leisure activities, such as going to a restaurant for lunch


• Accompanying employers to doctors/hospital appointments when required, transferring onto dentist's chair


• Accompanying and assisting employers on occasional longer journeys eg to visit family members


• Taking out rubbish - separating rubbish & recycling


• Laundry, hanging out to dry, ironing, putting away


• Changing bed linen


• Bed making


Additional requirements

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.


• 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, 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.