Live-in Cover Personal Assistant PS166


Company:	Independent Lives
Salary:	£1,233.60
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Uckfield, TN22 4AL
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Jul 2026
Closing date:	9 Aug 2026

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Summary

Live-in Cover Personal Assistant

Ref: PS166

Location: Uckfield

Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

Live in 2 weeks on 2 weeks off

Hourly pay rate:

£1233.60 per week

I am a 49-year-old man living in a village in Sussex with my wife, children, and animals. I am a professional mouth painter and a student of the MFPA, and I am looking for a reliable and enthusiastic live-in cover Personal Assistant to support me in my day-to-day life, covering existing PAs during holidays and sickness.

The role involves assisting me with personal care, general daily living tasks, and supporting me with my work as an artist. I enjoy an active lifestyle, so it is important that you like being outdoors. You will be working in a busy family home, so you must be comfortable around children and animals and able to fit naturally into a family environment.

This is a live-in position working on a two weeks on, two weeks off rota. A full, clean driving licence is essential, along with a good standard of spoken and written English. I am looking for someone who is practical, adaptable, and has a great sense of humour, as laughter is very much part of our home. This is a varied and rewarding role offering the opportunity to support my independence and creative work within a welcoming household.

Duties include:

- Medication prompting/administering

- Personal grooming

- Eating and drinking assistance

- Moving and handling

- Clinical tasks

- Other relevant duties as required

- Administration

- Housekeeping

- Shopping

- Cooking

- 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

- Must be comfortable with pets

- 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.

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