Warm & Friendly Personal Assistant Needed for Our Joyful 4-Year-Old NDS8784
| Posting date: | 09 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 January 2026 |
| Location: | Crawley, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | NDS8784 |
Summary
Warm & Friendly Personal Assistant Needed for Our Joyful 4-Year-Old
Ref: NDS8784
Location: Crawley
Details
This role is to support a Child
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
3 hours on a Saturday, plus an extra 39 hours in the year to be used flexibility. Please apply with your availability.
Hourly pay rate:
£12.21 per hour. Mileage @ 45p per mile
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We are seeking a warm, friendly and engaging Personal Assistant to support our happy, loving 4-year-old son at home and in the community.
Our son is a joyful, active boy who loves the outdoors — enjoying park visits, swimming, bird watching, and watching cars and planes. He walks using a walking frame and, when tired, is happy to bum-shuffle or use his buggy. He is very social, forms close bonds, and loves greeting people with a cheerful high-five.
He communicates through babbling, a few words in English and Punjabi, gestures, and is beginning to learn Makaton.
We are looking for someone who is:
✨ Smiley, bubbly, and chatty
✨ Patient, caring, and playful
✨ Ready to explore the world with him
✨ Committed to making him feel safe, understood, and supported
If you are enthusiastic, kind-hearted, and love working with children, we would love to hear from you.
Duties include:
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Other relevant duties as required
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
- Facilitate social and leisure activities (walks, park visits, swimming)
- Engage in sensory play and activities at home
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
Desirable qualities:
- Experience working with children, especially those with SEN or communication needs
- Familiarity with Makaton or willingness to learn
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours, Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
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: NDS8784
Location: Crawley
Details
This role is to support a Child
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
3 hours on a Saturday, plus an extra 39 hours in the year to be used flexibility. Please apply with your availability.
Hourly pay rate:
£12.21 per hour. Mileage @ 45p per mile
-
We are seeking a warm, friendly and engaging Personal Assistant to support our happy, loving 4-year-old son at home and in the community.
Our son is a joyful, active boy who loves the outdoors — enjoying park visits, swimming, bird watching, and watching cars and planes. He walks using a walking frame and, when tired, is happy to bum-shuffle or use his buggy. He is very social, forms close bonds, and loves greeting people with a cheerful high-five.
He communicates through babbling, a few words in English and Punjabi, gestures, and is beginning to learn Makaton.
We are looking for someone who is:
✨ Smiley, bubbly, and chatty
✨ Patient, caring, and playful
✨ Ready to explore the world with him
✨ Committed to making him feel safe, understood, and supported
If you are enthusiastic, kind-hearted, and love working with children, we would love to hear from you.
Duties include:
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Other relevant duties as required
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
- Facilitate social and leisure activities (walks, park visits, swimming)
- Engage in sensory play and activities at home
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
Desirable qualities:
- Experience working with children, especially those with SEN or communication needs
- Familiarity with Makaton or willingness to learn
Additional requirements
Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours, Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
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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