Female Personal assistant DP6110


Company:	Independent Lives
Salary:	from £15 an hour
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Shoreham-by-Sea
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	8 Nov 2026

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Summary

Female Personal assistant

Ref: DP6110

Location: Shoreham-by-Sea

Details

This role is to support a Child

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Employed or Self-employed

Hours per week:

To be discussed 2 to 4 hours per week

Hourly pay rate:

£15.00

Female PA required to support lively, bright, funny and fabulous teenager, (14 years old) who loves musicals, make-up, dogs and the RNLI!

Living in Shoreham by Sea.

Job role would be on a casual/ flexible basis, to do pick up/drop off from Saturday and holiday clubs, take out during school holidays, and occasional evenings.

Although independent, some experience and support with personal care may be required.

Would suit someone with experience of young people with ASC, MLD and an accompanying medical condition.

Car driver and references essential

£15 per hour.

Duties include:

- Medication prompting/administering

- Other relevant duties as required

- Companionship

- Bathroom assistance

Candidate qualities:

- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality

- Reliable with good timekeeping

- Hygienic, tidy and well organised

- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

- Honest and cheerful

- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

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

- Reliability and honest communication if unable to make agreed times/sessions.

- Sunny disposition

- Kind

- Good sense of humour

- Confident

- Trustworthy

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.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

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