Self employed Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant BRR9139


Company:	Independent Lives
Salary:	from £18.85 an hour
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Burgess Hill
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Oct 2026

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Summary

Self employed Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Ref: BRR9139

Location: Burgess Hill

Details

This role is to support a Woman

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Self-employed

Hours per week:

Hours/times/days will be flexible, as and when needed. To be discussed.

Hourly pay rate:

£18.85

I am a 65 year old lesbian with Autism and a visual impairment.

I am an artist and interested in LGBTQ and animal rights. I am friendly and chatty with a good sense of humour.

I am looking for a Support Worker who is open minded with similar interests. I also have a cat so you must be comfortable with animals.

You would be required to support me with admin tasks, selling my artwork, batch cooking, some domestic tasks such as bed making, laundry, sorting/clearing. Also support required with shopping, social activities and appointments.

Driver with own car needed. I use a wheelchair and mobility scooter too.

You must be friendly, patient and have emotional intelligence. Experience of Autism preferable and good sense of humour is essential.

This would be a fun, interesting and rewarding role.

This is a self employed role so you will be required to confirm your HMRC registration and public liability insurance, and also provide a service contract and regular invoices.

Duties include:

- Moving and handling

- Other relevant duties as required

- Administration

- Housekeeping

- Shopping

- Cooking

- Transportation

- Companionship

- Support with selling artwork

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

- Experience of Autism

- Good of sense of humour

- Emotional intelligence and open minded

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 the role is offered on a self-employed basis, you will be responsible for the cost of your own DBS check.

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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