Personal assistant / Support Worker (full-time and part-time roles available) ES3332a
| Posting date: | 09 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £16.69 to £21.69 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £16.69 Employed / £21.69 Self-employed |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2025 |
| Location: | Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ES3332a |
Summary
Personal assistant / Support Worker (full-time and part-time roles available)
Ref: ES3332a
Location: Bexhill-on-Sea
Details
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Employed or Self-employed
Hours per week:
Roles available (with opportunities for overtime): - Full-time 37.5 hours per week (some flexibility in timings required). - Part-time 12 hours: All day Monday, and Wednesday morning.
Hourly pay rate:
£16.69 Employed / £21.69 Self-employed
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We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Personal Assistant to support a young woman who is amazing and who has a learning disability autism, complex emotional needs and can display some challenging behaviours.
You will be required to carry out duties involving supporting a young person and with all aspects of her daily life including personal care and accessing her local community.
As a valued member of the team, we will provide you with the necessary training to ensure you are adequately prepared for the challenges of your role (includes some physical aggression) and given support and guidance.
The successful candidate will be caring, reliable, have a degree of fitness but most of committed to delivering the highest possible standard of care.
Please note we are located in an area not easily accessible via public transport, so applicants will need to be able to reliably commute to work via own transportation.
Employed PA's receive 5.6 weeks annual leave and pension
Duties include:
- Supporting a young person and with all aspects of her daily life including personal care and accessing her local community.
- Following a Positive Behaviour Support plan, to improve the quality of life for the young person.
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
- Committed to delivering the highest possible standard of care
- Caring
- Team player
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
Ref: ES3332a
Location: Bexhill-on-Sea
Details
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Employed or Self-employed
Hours per week:
Roles available (with opportunities for overtime): - Full-time 37.5 hours per week (some flexibility in timings required). - Part-time 12 hours: All day Monday, and Wednesday morning.
Hourly pay rate:
£16.69 Employed / £21.69 Self-employed
-
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Personal Assistant to support a young woman who is amazing and who has a learning disability autism, complex emotional needs and can display some challenging behaviours.
You will be required to carry out duties involving supporting a young person and with all aspects of her daily life including personal care and accessing her local community.
As a valued member of the team, we will provide you with the necessary training to ensure you are adequately prepared for the challenges of your role (includes some physical aggression) and given support and guidance.
The successful candidate will be caring, reliable, have a degree of fitness but most of committed to delivering the highest possible standard of care.
Please note we are located in an area not easily accessible via public transport, so applicants will need to be able to reliably commute to work via own transportation.
Employed PA's receive 5.6 weeks annual leave and pension
Duties include:
- Supporting a young person and with all aspects of her daily life including personal care and accessing her local community.
- Following a Positive Behaviour Support plan, to improve the quality of life for the young person.
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
- Committed to delivering the highest possible standard of care
- Caring
- Team player
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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