Flexible Support Worker Wanted – New Rates
| Posting date: | 01 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £15 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Location: | Burgess Hill, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DP1759 |
Summary
Flexible Support Worker Wanted – New Rates!
Ref: DP1759
Location: Burgess Hill
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Hours per week:
8 hours per week at weekends, with the possibility of more hours in the future. Holiday and sick cover available. Please apply with whatever availability you have as I am flexible with hours/days.
Hourly pay rate:
£15
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I am looking for friendly and reliable people to join my small team of Personal Assistants who help me live independently in my own home. The role is flexible and open to job shares/flexible working schedules. Please apply with your availability.
This is a rewarding role where you'll be supporting me with everyday domestic tasks and accompanying me to social and community activities that I enjoy.
About You:
- Kind, patient, and sociable – someone who enjoys helping others
- Comfortable around animals – I have a lovely support dog and an indoor cat
- Ideally, you’ll have a driving licence and be happy to use your car to drive me and my support dog (fuel costs can be discussed)
Additional Info:
- Based in the town centre – easy to get to and free parking is available
- Flexible hours and a welcoming, relaxed home environment
If you're looking for a role where you can really make a difference in someone's life and be part of a warm, supportive team, I’d love to hear from you!
Duties include:
- Personal grooming
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Looking after pets
- Assisting me to get up if I’ve fallen over
- Accompany me when accessing social and leisure activities when required such as horse riding, bowling, exercise classes, to meet my friends or other hearing dog get togethers
- Accompanying me on walks with my hearing working dog, and clearing up after him when 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
- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Must be comfortable with pets and be willing to support caring for them when necessary
- Be able to work as part of a team (essential)
- Being able to sign using BSL is an advantage
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: DP1759
Location: Burgess Hill
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Hours per week:
8 hours per week at weekends, with the possibility of more hours in the future. Holiday and sick cover available. Please apply with whatever availability you have as I am flexible with hours/days.
Hourly pay rate:
£15
-
I am looking for friendly and reliable people to join my small team of Personal Assistants who help me live independently in my own home. The role is flexible and open to job shares/flexible working schedules. Please apply with your availability.
This is a rewarding role where you'll be supporting me with everyday domestic tasks and accompanying me to social and community activities that I enjoy.
About You:
- Kind, patient, and sociable – someone who enjoys helping others
- Comfortable around animals – I have a lovely support dog and an indoor cat
- Ideally, you’ll have a driving licence and be happy to use your car to drive me and my support dog (fuel costs can be discussed)
Additional Info:
- Based in the town centre – easy to get to and free parking is available
- Flexible hours and a welcoming, relaxed home environment
If you're looking for a role where you can really make a difference in someone's life and be part of a warm, supportive team, I’d love to hear from you!
Duties include:
- Personal grooming
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Looking after pets
- Assisting me to get up if I’ve fallen over
- Accompany me when accessing social and leisure activities when required such as horse riding, bowling, exercise classes, to meet my friends or other hearing dog get togethers
- Accompanying me on walks with my hearing working dog, and clearing up after him when 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
- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Must be comfortable with pets and be willing to support caring for them when necessary
- Be able to work as part of a team (essential)
- Being able to sign using BSL is an advantage
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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