Personal Care Assistant TM8785
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Crawley, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | TM8785 |
Summary
Personal Care Assistant
Ref: TM8785
Location: Crawley
Details
This role is to support a Child
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
flexible; after school/weekends/school holidays
Hourly pay rate:
£12.21
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My 8 year old son is looking for a Personal Assistant to supervise and play with him within the family home, so that I can get a break from my caring role. My son is non verbal and on the autism spectrum. He loves coco melon and watching you tube clips on his tablet or TV. He also enjoys playing with magnets, puzzles, Lego and water play in the garden. He likes routine and familiarity so I hope that over time the personal assistant will be able to take him out into the community on his favourite thing, the bus!
He does need constant supervision to stay safe, as well as help and prompting with eating and toileting but he is physically active and enjoys being outside using his trampoline in the garden.
Your help and support would make a real difference to me and my family. Having somebody to be around and engaging in play with him, would mean that I can get on with jobs around the home would give me some well needed time to myself. The work will be flexible and can fit around your other commitments.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Moving and handling
- Other relevant duties as required
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
- Housekeeping (only minor tasks such as tidying up if mess made whilst doing an activity in the 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
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
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: TM8785
Location: Crawley
Details
This role is to support a Child
Drivers licence required: No
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
flexible; after school/weekends/school holidays
Hourly pay rate:
£12.21
-
My 8 year old son is looking for a Personal Assistant to supervise and play with him within the family home, so that I can get a break from my caring role. My son is non verbal and on the autism spectrum. He loves coco melon and watching you tube clips on his tablet or TV. He also enjoys playing with magnets, puzzles, Lego and water play in the garden. He likes routine and familiarity so I hope that over time the personal assistant will be able to take him out into the community on his favourite thing, the bus!
He does need constant supervision to stay safe, as well as help and prompting with eating and toileting but he is physically active and enjoys being outside using his trampoline in the garden.
Your help and support would make a real difference to me and my family. Having somebody to be around and engaging in play with him, would mean that I can get on with jobs around the home would give me some well needed time to myself. The work will be flexible and can fit around your other commitments.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Moving and handling
- Other relevant duties as required
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
- Housekeeping (only minor tasks such as tidying up if mess made whilst doing an activity in the 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
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
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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