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Personal Assistant DP6011
| Posting date: | 16 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Worthing, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DP6011 |
Summary
Details
I am looking for personal care for a Child
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Hours per week:
Hours: 7-10 hours weekly with additional hours in school holidays.
If you’re only available school holidays or for less weekly hours, please still get in touch.
Times: Mutually agreeable times to be arranged with successful applicant, to be discussed
Hourly pay rate:
to be discussed
PA required for a chatty, people-loving, autistic 16 year old who currently attends mainstream school with a 1:1 teacher. She needs support in the family home, on journeys and at sport or other activities. She wants growing up and friendship-building to get easier, so the PA we’re looking for, would help her gain skills to socialise and manage herself, her own time, her own tasks, her own safety and home environment. Her biggest two challenges currently are; staying focused, and staying confident in herself when something isn’t achievable straight away.
Personal qualities This role would suit a lively, confident and patient person with a clear voice, who has experience of supporting children with social and communication needs - in a professional or personal capacity. If you’re creative and, or musical, like she is, that would be a bonus.
Duties include:
Other relevant duties as required
Transportation
Companionship
Candidate qualities:
Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good timekeeping
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
flexible
reliable
caring
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
I am looking for personal care for a Child
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Hours per week:
Hours: 7-10 hours weekly with additional hours in school holidays.
If you’re only available school holidays or for less weekly hours, please still get in touch.
Times: Mutually agreeable times to be arranged with successful applicant, to be discussed
Hourly pay rate:
to be discussed
PA required for a chatty, people-loving, autistic 16 year old who currently attends mainstream school with a 1:1 teacher. She needs support in the family home, on journeys and at sport or other activities. She wants growing up and friendship-building to get easier, so the PA we’re looking for, would help her gain skills to socialise and manage herself, her own time, her own tasks, her own safety and home environment. Her biggest two challenges currently are; staying focused, and staying confident in herself when something isn’t achievable straight away.
Personal qualities This role would suit a lively, confident and patient person with a clear voice, who has experience of supporting children with social and communication needs - in a professional or personal capacity. If you’re creative and, or musical, like she is, that would be a bonus.
Duties include:
Other relevant duties as required
Transportation
Companionship
Candidate qualities:
Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
Reliable with good timekeeping
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
flexible
reliable
caring
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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