Live-in Cover Personal Assistant PS166

Independent Lives; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Independent Lives is seeking a Live-in Cover Personal Assistant for a male client in Uckfield. This full-time live-in role operates on a two weeks on, two weeks off rota. A full, clean driving licence and good English are essential.

You will assist with personal care, daily living tasks, and support the client with his work as an artist, in a busy family home. You will be comfortable around children and animals, enjoy outdoor activities, and work with high standards of health and safety.

Qualifications

• Must have a full, clean driving licence.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Reliable and capable of living in with a two weeks on/two weeks off rota.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and daily living support.
• Assist with day-to-day activities and support the artist in a family home.
• Support independence and creative work; assist with transport and appointments.

Skills

Driving licence

English speaking

Live-in experience

Job description

Live-in Cover Personal Assistant PS166

Company: Independent Lives

Salary: from £1,233.60 a week

Hours: Full-time

Location: Uckfield, TN22 4AL

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 30 Oct 2026

Closing date: 29 Nov 2026

Summary

Live-in Cover Personal Assistant

Ref: PS166

Location: Uckfield

Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Employment status: Employed

Hours per week: Live in 2 weeks on 2 weeks off

Hourly pay rate: £1233.60 per week

I am a 49-year-old man living in a village in Sussex with my wife, children, and animals. I am a professional mouth painter and a student of the MFPA, and I am looking for a reliable and enthusiastic live-in cover Personal Assistant to support me in my day-to-day life, covering existing PAs during holidays and sickness.

The role involves assisting me with personal care, general daily living tasks, and supporting me with my work as an artist. I enjoy an active lifestyle, so it is important that you like being outdoors. You will be working in a busy family home, so you must be comfortable around children and animals and able to fit naturally into a family environment.

This is a live-in position working on a two weeks on, two weeks off rota. A full, clean driving licence is essential, along with a good standard of spoken and written English. I am looking for someone who is practical, adaptable, and has a great sense of humour, as laughter is very much part of our home. This is a varied and rewarding role offering the opportunity to support my independence and creative work within a welcoming household.

Duties include:

• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Bathroom assistance
• 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
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Medication prompting/administering
• Dressing / undressing

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 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.

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
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

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