Daily Living Support Assistant – Compassionate, Calm, and Consistent Care – Immediate start DP7516

Independent Lives; Worthing; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support provider is seeking a compassionate Daily Living Support Assistant in Worthing to provide essential daily support to an individual who is partially blind and deaf. The role involves assisting with daily activities, medication prompting, and light household duties. Candidates should be reliable, patient, and excel at interpersonal skills. This role requires a commitment of 2 hours each day, 7 days a week, with a pay rate of £12.40 per hour.

Qualifications

• Ability to assist with reading and writing tasks.
• Experience with medication prompting/administering.
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties.

Responsibilities

• Support with daily activities for an individual who is partially blind and deaf.
• Provide companionship and transportation for appointments.
• Assist with light household duties.

Skills

Reliable with good timekeeping

Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Creative

Job description

Daily Living Support Assistant – Compassionate, Calm, and Consistent Care – Immediate start

Ref: DP7516
Location: Worthing

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: 2 hours each day, 7 days a week, across two set time slots: 9–10am and 4–5pm
Hourly pay rate: £12.40

Role Overview

We’re seeking a kind, reliable Daily Living Support Assistant to provide 2 hours of support each day, 7 days a week, across two set time slots: 9–10am and 4–5pm. This role is ideal for someone who truly values routine, patience, and meaningful one‑to‑one connection. You’ll be supporting an individual who is partially blind and deaf, helping them maintain independence and confidence in daily life. Your day‑to‑day involvement will include assisting with reading and writing tasks, offering gentle mobility support during short walks with a mobility frame, and carrying out light household duties such as hoovering or stripping the bed to keep their home comfortable. An Italian speaker would be especially welcome, as it would make communication smoother and more enriching as it is her first language, although it’s not essential. You’ll also occasionally accompany them to GP appointments and complete a simple weekly blood‑pressure check as part of general wellbeing monitoring. This is a calm, steady role where your presence and patience will make a difference. If you are thoughtful, dependable, and enjoy supporting someone to live safely and comfortably at home, we’d love to hear from you.

Duties include:

• Medication prompting/administering
• Administration
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing

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
• 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.