Personal Care Assistant TM8601


Company:	Independent Lives
Salary:	£12.71
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Horsham, RH13 5JN
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Jul 2026
Closing date:	15 Aug 2026

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Summary

Personal Care Assistant

Ref: TM8601

Location: Horsham

Details

This role is to support a Child

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

after school/weekends/school holidays – casual

Hourly pay rate:

£12.71

I am looking for some support when I take my family out on day trips and fun activities. Having two children with additional needs can make normal family fun days out really hard to manage. Could you be my extra pair of hands and eyes and help us enjoy fulfilling family time together?

I have a 6 year old son and 5 year old daughter who both have some additional needs. They are both active, happy, bubbly children who communicate through gestures. My 6 year old loves water play, visiting parks and soft play. My 5 year old daughter enjoys farms, swimming and visiting the beach. I would like to take them out for days out to places like visiting a farm or a day on the beach having picnic and playing games.

There may also be opportunities for you to work independently with one child and take them out by themselves once you have built a good relationship with them.

Duties include:

- Personal grooming

- Moving and handling

- Other relevant duties as required

- Cooking

- Transportation

- Dressing / undressing

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

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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