Carer Wanted
Ref: ES3378a
Location: Uckfield
Details
This role is to support a Man
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
Support is provided 7 days a week across daytime and evening hours. Typical shifts are: • Morning: 08:00 – 15:00 • Evening: 15:00 – 22:00 You will work 5 shifts a week, which includes evening and weekend working on a fair rolling rota basis, with weekends shared equally across the team.
Hourly pay rate:
£15 per hour
We are looking for compassionate, reliable, and proactive Personal Assistants/Support Workers to join a supportive home-based team supporting a young autistic man in Uckfield.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the life of an intelligent and engaging young man with autism, associated learning difficulties, and global developmental delay. He is pre-verbal and communicates using an AAC device, so patience, consistency, and a willingness to learn communication strategies are essential.
No prior care experience is required — full training and ongoing support will be provided.
This role requires someone who can work both independently and as part of a close-knit support team alongside family carers and other Personal Assistants.
Duties include:
- Communication using an AAC device
- Building independence and daily living skills
- Emotional regulation and structured routines
- Community access and social activities
- Cooking and meal preparation
- Personal care support
- Supporting hobbies, games, walks, swimming, shopping, libraries, cafés, and more
- Following structured behavioural and eating protocols
- Creating a calm, safe, and engaging environment
Candidate qualities:
- Kind, patient, and dependable
- Calm and emotionally resilient
- Consistent and able to follow structured support plans
- Comfortable taking direction from mother
- Organised and able to use initiative
- Confident supporting someone in the community
- Flexible and adaptable to changing needs
- Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary support team
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 the role is offered on a self-employed basis, you will be responsible for the cost of your own DBS check.
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.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
