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Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant BRR8821

Job details
Posting date: 06 February 2026
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 08 March 2026
Location: Tarring, Worthing
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Independent Lives
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: BRR8821

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Summary

Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Ref: BRR8821

Location: Tarring, Worthing

Details
This role is to support a Child

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:
Employed

Hours per week:
Hours to be arranged, mainly during school holidays.

Hourly pay rate:
£12.21
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I am a very loving, outgoing, happy 7 year old boy requiring support with social activities.

I have complex needs including epilepsy and love looking at buses and diggers and playing on the swings at the park. Some lifting required.

I also love playing with my toy cars, animals and puzzles.

I can walk but use a disability buggy for long distances. Nappy changing and some support with eating some foods also required.

You should be experienced, patient, reliable, flexible and friendly.

You will report to my mum who is the employer.
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Duties include:
- Eating and drinking assistance
- Moving and handling
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Changing nappies

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
- Flexible

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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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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