Personal Assistant – urgently required ES3150
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.07 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Bank holiday paid at time and a half |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 August 2025 |
| Location: | St. Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ES3150 |
Summary
Personal Assistant – urgently required
Ref: ES3150
Location: Saint Leonards
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
employed
Hours per week:
40 hours per week (daytime only)
Hourly pay rate:
£14.07 per hour (bank holidays paid at time and a half)
We are looking for a compassionate and reliable Personal Assistant to provide daytime support to an individual with complex and fluctuating care needs to join as soon as possible.
This is a permanent position for 40 hours per week during the day only, as night-time care is already in place. The role offers a competitive hourly rate of £14.07, with enhanced pay for bank holidays at time and a half.
The successful candidate will assist with a wide range of care tasks that vary from day to day. Responsibilities will include supporting with personal care routines, dressing, hygiene, meal preparation, mobility, and medication reminders, as well as performing light household duties related to care. The role also involves providing emotional support and companionship, so a caring, respectful, and attentive approach is essential.
Experience in a similar role is preferred, particularly in supporting individuals with complex or changeable health needs. However, applicants without direct care experience may be considered if they can demonstrate the right values, reliability, and a willingness to learn. Good communication skills, patience, and the ability to work independently are important for this role.
The employer offers a supportive working environment and is looking for someone who can begin as soon as possible.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Companionship
- 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
- 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.
Please note, 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.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
Ref: ES3150
Location: Saint Leonards
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
employed
Hours per week:
40 hours per week (daytime only)
Hourly pay rate:
£14.07 per hour (bank holidays paid at time and a half)
We are looking for a compassionate and reliable Personal Assistant to provide daytime support to an individual with complex and fluctuating care needs to join as soon as possible.
This is a permanent position for 40 hours per week during the day only, as night-time care is already in place. The role offers a competitive hourly rate of £14.07, with enhanced pay for bank holidays at time and a half.
The successful candidate will assist with a wide range of care tasks that vary from day to day. Responsibilities will include supporting with personal care routines, dressing, hygiene, meal preparation, mobility, and medication reminders, as well as performing light household duties related to care. The role also involves providing emotional support and companionship, so a caring, respectful, and attentive approach is essential.
Experience in a similar role is preferred, particularly in supporting individuals with complex or changeable health needs. However, applicants without direct care experience may be considered if they can demonstrate the right values, reliability, and a willingness to learn. Good communication skills, patience, and the ability to work independently are important for this role.
The employer offers a supportive working environment and is looking for someone who can begin as soon as possible.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Companionship
- 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
- 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.
Please note, 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.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
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