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PA/Carer DP3856

Job details
Posting date: 09 October 2025
Salary: £14 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 08 November 2025
Location: Bognor Regis, West Sussex
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Independent Lives
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: DP3856

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Summary

PA/Care

Ref: DP3856

Location: Bognor Regis

Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
employed

Hours per week:
Mainly to cover holidays of approximately 12 weeks per year

Hourly pay rate:
£14 per hour + an overnight rate to be discussed
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Hi, we are looking for a pa to help care for my 28 year old son. He has autism and severe learning difficulties. He is non verbal and incontinent. He loves picture books, youtube and anything to do with space eg astronauts and shuttles. He also loves a walk to the shop to buy shopping and a magazine. He can be very challenging but rewarding. The post is based in a family home which he shares with his 2 brothers who are also his full time carers. We would love to find someone who can get stuck in and help take the pressure off.

Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Moving and handling
- Housekeeping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
- Personal care to include nappy changes

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
- Someone kind, cheerful with a good sense of humour who can be flexible and a team player

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

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