Self-Employed Personal Assistant

Vacancy Title: Self-employed Personal Assistant
Reference Number: MV8091
Location: Hassocks
Hours per week: 9.5
Hourly pay rate: £17
Details
I am looking for care for a: man
The candidate should be: any gender
Driving licence required: yes
Access to own vehicle required: yes
Overnight care required: no
Job Description
Summary
Urgent-immediate start for right person.
I am a friendly man in my fifties, with a rich and colourful background, who is neurodiverse including autistic and ADHD. I am looking for support and assistance with keeping on top of things and organizing my life and creating routines and frameworks to make life smoother and day to day activities more manageable, as well as someone to help me with unexpected matters.
I am looking for a kind and understanding Personal Assistant with oodles of common sense to help me keep on top of domestic tasks including cleaning, etc. and be willing to undertake some of those at times as well as with shopping, meal, financial and other planning, taking medications, responding and managing correspondence, diary management, and other such matters.
The ideal person will be sympathetic and display an understanding of emotional trauma as well as an understanding of the challenges faced by the neurodiverse and those suffering from severe mental health difficulties.
I am an appreciative and loyal employer, and this may be a long-term role with the possibility of more hours for the right person.
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
Employee Duties:
Medication prompting/administering
Personal grooming
Eating and drinking assistance
Other relevant duties as required
Administration
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Transportation
Dressing / undressing
Bathroom assistance
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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 engaged directly by the individual and not Independent Lives. This role is for a self-employed worker, successful applicants will be required to prove self-employed status and undergo self-employment checks.