Personal Assistant/support worker DP7723


Company:	Independent Lives
Salary:	£12.71
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Worthing, BN14 8PT
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

Personal Assistant/support worker

Ref: DP7723

Location: Worthing

Details

This role is to support a Child

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Hours per week:

3 to 4 hrs on a Saturday and up to 6 hours during the week (any days) during school holidays

Hourly pay rate:

£12.71 per hour

I am looking for a special person to support my 11 year old daughter who loves music and dancing. The role is to support her to develop her independence and social skills through activities. This would be by taking her to the park or doing fun activities at home. At times it would be to support us so we can go out as a family with her younger brother.

There is some personal care involved. My daughter uses Makaton to communicate so some basic experience of this would be useful. Most of the support is needed in the school holidays but please apply if you can only do some of the hours.

Duties include:

- Eating and drinking assistance

- Other relevant duties as required

- Dressing / undressing

- Bathroom assistance

- Support to mobilise – able to walk with support

- Support to promote fun activities

- Support to develop social skills

- Support to develop independence skills

- Managing safety within the community

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 always work to high standards of health & safety

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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