Personal Assistant/Support Worker Required

Description

Personal Assistant/Support Worker Required

Ref: HWES1678

Location: Crowborough

Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

10 hours per week Monday and Friday

Hourly pay rate:

£12.71

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We are looking for a friendly, reliable, and patient Personal Assistant to support a 23-year-old woman. The successful candidate will provide transport and support, building a positive and trusting relationship while encouraging independence and confidence.

Duties include:

- Providing transport to and from a placement on Mondays and Fridays.

- Collection from Crowborough at 8:30am and transporting her to St Leonards, arriving by 10:00am.

- Collecting her at 3:00pm and transporting her back to her home in Crowborough.

- Providing companionship and engaging in conversation during journeys.

- Offering reassurance and support where required.

- Helping to promote independence while providing a calm and consistent presence.

The successful candidate will have a clean, full UK driving licence and will ideally be based in the Hastings or St Leonards area. Experience of supporting autistic people, or a good understanding of autism, is essential.

We are looking for someone who is reliable, trustworthy, patient, and able to communicate confidently, building a positive and supportive relationship over time.

The ideal candidate will be calm, friendly, and able to engage naturally in conversation, helping to make journeys enjoyable and comfortable.

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Duties include:

- Other relevant duties as required

- Transportation

- Companionship

Candidate qualities:

- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality

- Reliable with good timekeeping

- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

- Honest and cheerful

- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

- The successful candidate will have a clean, full UK driving licence and will ideally be based in the Hastings or St Leonards area

- Experience of supporting autistic people, or a good understanding of autism, is essential.

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

Ad ID: 5418790701