Ad Hoc PA/carer needed

Description

Ad Hoc PA/carer needed

Ref: DP6702

Location: Crawley

Details

This role is to support a Woman

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

Ad hoc - to be discussed

Hourly pay rate:

To be discussed

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I am looking for a PA who can assist me at sport tournaments, like travelling with me/being away for the weekend and who can generally help me get ready for my sports activity.

I am a nearly 40 year old very active wheelchair user. I have a neuromuscular condition and then had a wheelchair rugby accident in July 2025 where I suffered a spinal injury in my cervical spine

I do lots of things, and I do mean a lot of things!

This role is initially help at tournaments, which means travelling and being away for the weekend, accommodation is paid for.

Duties include:

- Medication prompting/administering

- Other relevant duties as required

- Dressing / undressing

- Bathroom assistance

- Helping get my wheelchair in and out of the car

- Helping tape my hands for wheelchair rugby

- Generally helping me get ready for sports

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

- Must be comfortable with pets

- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

- Ideally someone who enjoys sport or at least is happy to be in sports halls/ice rinks

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.

Ad ID: 5417905873