Female PA For A Beautiful Girl with Down syndrome and Autism WC1929


Company:	Independent Lives
Salary:	£14.49
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Devizes, SN10 5TP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Jul 2026
Closing date:	12 Aug 2026

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Summary

Female PA For A Beautiful Girl with Down syndrome and Autism

Ref: WC1929

Location: Devizes

Details

This role is to support a Child

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Preferred

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

Term time = 4 hours per week School holidays = 9 hours per week

Hourly pay rate:

£14.49 per hour

I am looking for a female PA, who is calm, patient and loving, to provide general care and personal care for an 11 year old girl who has Down Syndrome and Autism.

My daughter is an amazing little girl who has just beaten leukaemia and continues to amaze me. She is 11 years old and she is a well behaved, calm, perhaps cheeky but also very loving. She feels safe around people she knows well and who are calm and patient. She is non-verbal, currently incontinent and she is peg fed.

She likes to use her tablet for children's videos and she also likes to be out in the car and visiting the play parks.

We are looking for 4 hours during the school week with an extra 5 hours during school holiday times.

Duties include:

- Personal grooming

- Eating and drinking assistance

- Moving and handling

- Other relevant duties as required

- Companionship

- Dressing / undressing

- Bathroom assistance

- Maybe after time, to be able to take my daughter out to parks, sensory play sessions and maybe SEND swim sessions.

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

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

- Calm, patient and loving.

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

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