Social & Personal Support Assistant MP8712
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.60 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | Worthing, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MP8712 |
Summary
Social & Personal Support Assistant
Ref: MP8712
Location: Worthing
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
Days required: To be agreed with employer. Some weekends required, but on a flexible basis. Hours per week: 17 hours per week. One day to be 6-7 hours to allow for full day out. Please apply even if you are unable to work the full 17 hpw, as job-share will be considered.
Hourly pay rate:
£13.60 ph
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I am seeking a friendly, outgoing assistant to work with a creative and humorous 30-year-old man with learning difficulties in building confidence, independence, and a fulfilling daily life.
He is a talented artist with a love of trains, films, museums, and vintage culture. He thrives with someone who can be both a motivator and a buddy—encouraging him to try new things while offering steady emotional and practical support.
The role includes companionship on outings (cinema, pubs, theatres, places of interest), support with household tasks (batch cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry), and guidance with decision-making and social understanding.
He reads and writes well but often struggles with interpreting situations and needs clear, patient communication—ideally from someone whose first language is English.
He lives alone in central Worthing and benefits from consistent encouragement to stay active and engaged. A driver is preferred - as there will be times when you will be required to transport him in your own vehicle - though support on public transport is also important.
Experience with learning difficulties is helpful, but the right personality—fun, firm, and emotionally intuitive—is key
Duties include:
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Moving and handling
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Bathroom assistance
Other Responsibilities:
- Assisting with personal grooming and hygiene
- Supporting with meals, drinks, and healthy eating routines
- Helping with mobility and safe moving and handling
- Maintaining a clean and tidy home environment
- Assisting with shopping and errands
- Offering companionship and emotional support
- Assisting with bathroom routines and personal care as required
- Carrying out other relevant duties as needed
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
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Reliable, consistent, and able to build trust over time
- Warm, friendly, and outgoing personality
- Honest and a confident motivator who can gently push boundaries
- Patient, encouraging, and emotionally intuitive
- Respectful of the customers autonomy while offering firm guidance
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 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.
Ref: MP8712
Location: Worthing
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
Days required: To be agreed with employer. Some weekends required, but on a flexible basis. Hours per week: 17 hours per week. One day to be 6-7 hours to allow for full day out. Please apply even if you are unable to work the full 17 hpw, as job-share will be considered.
Hourly pay rate:
£13.60 ph
-
I am seeking a friendly, outgoing assistant to work with a creative and humorous 30-year-old man with learning difficulties in building confidence, independence, and a fulfilling daily life.
He is a talented artist with a love of trains, films, museums, and vintage culture. He thrives with someone who can be both a motivator and a buddy—encouraging him to try new things while offering steady emotional and practical support.
The role includes companionship on outings (cinema, pubs, theatres, places of interest), support with household tasks (batch cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry), and guidance with decision-making and social understanding.
He reads and writes well but often struggles with interpreting situations and needs clear, patient communication—ideally from someone whose first language is English.
He lives alone in central Worthing and benefits from consistent encouragement to stay active and engaged. A driver is preferred - as there will be times when you will be required to transport him in your own vehicle - though support on public transport is also important.
Experience with learning difficulties is helpful, but the right personality—fun, firm, and emotionally intuitive—is key
Duties include:
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Moving and handling
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Bathroom assistance
Other Responsibilities:
- Assisting with personal grooming and hygiene
- Supporting with meals, drinks, and healthy eating routines
- Helping with mobility and safe moving and handling
- Maintaining a clean and tidy home environment
- Assisting with shopping and errands
- Offering companionship and emotional support
- Assisting with bathroom routines and personal care as required
- Carrying out other relevant duties as needed
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
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Reliable, consistent, and able to build trust over time
- Warm, friendly, and outgoing personality
- Honest and a confident motivator who can gently push boundaries
- Patient, encouraging, and emotionally intuitive
- Respectful of the customers autonomy while offering firm guidance
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 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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