Personal Assistant DP6011
| Posting date: | 30 March 2026 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 29 April 2026 |
| Location: | Worthing, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DP6011 |
Summary
Personal Assistant
Ref: DP6011
Location: Worthing
Details
This role is to support a Child
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Hours per week:
7-10 hours weekly with additional hours in school holidays (Times TBC)
Hourly pay rate:
Meets National Minimum Wage
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PA required for a chatty, people-loving, autistic 16 year old who currently attends college part time. The PA would support her to stay focused on journeys and at sport or other activities and would help her gain skills to manage her own time, her own tasks, her own safety, social life, and home environment.
Personal qualities - This role would suit a lively, confident and patient person with a clear voice and has experience of supporting children with social and communication needs - in a professional or personal capacity. If you’re creative and, or musical, like she is, that would be a bonus.
Duties include:
- Other relevant duties as required
- Transportation
- Companionship
Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
- Honest and cheerful
- Creative
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Flexible
- Reliable
- Caring
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: DP6011
Location: Worthing
Details
This role is to support a Child
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Hours per week:
7-10 hours weekly with additional hours in school holidays (Times TBC)
Hourly pay rate:
Meets National Minimum Wage
-
PA required for a chatty, people-loving, autistic 16 year old who currently attends college part time. The PA would support her to stay focused on journeys and at sport or other activities and would help her gain skills to manage her own time, her own tasks, her own safety, social life, and home environment.
Personal qualities - This role would suit a lively, confident and patient person with a clear voice and has experience of supporting children with social and communication needs - in a professional or personal capacity. If you’re creative and, or musical, like she is, that would be a bonus.
Duties include:
- Other relevant duties as required
- Transportation
- Companionship
Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
- Honest and cheerful
- Creative
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Flexible
- Reliable
- Caring
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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