Personal Assistant

Ref: DP7565

Location: Worthing

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Details

This role is to support a Woman

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

employed

Hours per week:

4-8 hours a week. To be discussed.

Hourly pay rate:

£11.44 currently. From April 2025 -£12.21

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Do you have an interest in photography and going for walks? My daughter needs support to leave the house and engage in her passion of photography.

I am looking for a kind and compassionate personal assistant with experience of supporting people with high functioning autism. Other aspects of the work will include some shopping for food, supporting to have meals, either at home or out and about, and going to appoinments and activities. Must have a heart felt commitment to all things that come under the umbrella of diveristy and inclusion as my daughter is neurodiverse and part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Duties include:

Eating and drinking assistance
Other relevant duties as required
Administration
Housekeeping
Shopping
Cooking
Transportation
Companionship

Helping to choose meals and plan when and what to eat is the sort of eating and drinking assistance required.
Helping to get ready for leaving the house, like checking that the right clothes for the weather and making sure client has remembered important items like phone, keys.

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

Open and clear communicator
Patient
Calm
Have experience working with people with high functioning autism
Being able to reassure client and take the right action when client is not coping well with their environment
Plenty of further information about the clients needs will be included in the induction period.

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.

Please note, 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.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9