Team of Support Worker/Housekeepers (Part-Time) Multiple jobs available

Description

Team of Support Worker/Housekeepers (Part-Time) Multiple jobs available

Ref: ES839

Location: Lewes

Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Hours per week:

3 hours weekday mornings, 2-3 hours weekday evenings, 5 - 10 hours weekends Lots of different hours available. We are looking for a team of people to cover these hours - please apply if you are interested with your availability.

Hourly pay rate:

£14.70 - £15.00 per hour (PAYE)

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We are looking for a team of compassionate, proactive, and reliable Support Workers/Housekeepers to support a friendly and independent woman in her 30s living with hEDS, ME, and Autism. This is a varied role that combines personal care, housekeeping, and community support. You’ll be working both in her home and out in the community, helping to maintain a comfortable and engaging daily life.

Key Responsibilities-

Weekday morning shifts (5 days/week – 3 hours each):

- Cleaning, tidying, and general housekeeping

- Assistance with personal care, dressing, and hygiene

- Preparing breakfast

- Walking and feeding a small dog (Frenchie/Pug mix)

Weekday afternoon/evening shifts (4-5 days/week – 2-3 hours each, ad hoc):

- Food preparation

- Support for outings and appointments

- Help accessing community activities and services

Weekend shifts (4-5 hours/day ad hoc):

- Adhoc cleaning

- Food preparation

- Support for outings

- Driving to Brighton / surrounding areas to see friends

- Walking and feeding dog

Additional Tasks May Include:

- Driving to appointments and activities

- Support with makeup and hair when needed

- Assisting with wheelchair use (pushing/lifting)

- Emotional and practical support for health-related needs

- Maintaining a clean, calm, and clutter-free home environment

The Ideal Candidate:

- 1+ year of housekeeping experience

- Warm, friendly, and confident personality

- Empathetic, respectful of boundaries, and a great communicator

- Enjoys being sociable and spending time outdoors

- Comfortable around animals and smokers (client is a smoker)

- Proactive and organised – someone who takes initiative and adapts well

Requirements:

- Full UK driving licence, no recent accidents

- English fluency

- GCSE or equivalent(preferred)

- Must be trustworthy and maintain confidentiality

- Must love dogs!

Why Apply?

This is a meaningful role where your support will have a real impact on someone’s quality of life. You’ll be joining a supportive, understanding environment with consistent hours and the chance to make a difference each day.

Duties include:

- Other relevant duties as required

- Housekeeping

- Transportation

- Companionship

- Looking after pets

- Cleaning, tidying and general housekeeping

- Walking and feeding a small dog

- Driving to activities

- Support with make-up and hair

- Emotional and practical support

Candidate qualities:

- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality

- Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace

- 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

- Must be comfortable with pets

- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

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.

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

Ad ID: 5416949260