Support Worker / Personal Care Assistant

Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant BRRES1425

Company: Independent Lives

Salary: from £12.71 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: St Leonards

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 18 Sept 2026

Closing date: 18 Oct 2026

Summary

Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant

Ref: BRRES1425

Location: Saint Leonards-on-sea

Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman

• Drivers licence required: Preferred

  Employment status:

  Employed

  Hours per week:

  • 7 hours per week, 2.5 hours on Wednesday mornings, 4.5 hours on Friday mornings.

  Hourly pay rate:

  £12.71

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  I am looking for a female Support Worker to assist me with activities in and outside of my home.

  I am a 20 year old female with learning disabilities living with my mum.

  I need support with going shopping, to cafes, attending groups/clubs, developing independent living skills and confidence with handling money, preparing simple snacks/meals at home. Support with toileting may also be required on occasions.

  You should be friendly, reliable, patient and experienced with working with young people with learning disabilities.

  I like Barbies, unicorns and going to the cinema. I am friendly, chatty and like people.

  Driver with own car would be preferable.

  This would be a great opportunity to make a real difference to a young woman's life.

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  Duties include:

  • Companionship
  • Bathroom assistance
  • Support with going shopping, handling money, attending clubs/groups.

  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
  • Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
  • Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

  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 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

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You should be friendly, reliable, patient and experienced with working with young people with learning disabilities. I like Barbies, unicorns and going to the cinema. I am friendly, chatty and like people. Driver with own car would be preferable., 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 - Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard - Able to always work to high standards of health & safety 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 the role is offered on a self-employed basis, you will be responsible for the cost of your own DBS check.