Live-In Personal Care Assistant – Weekends ES3202

Independent Lives; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care support organization is seeking a Live-In Personal Care Assistant to provide 24-hour care for a male client during weekend shifts. The position involves personal grooming, cooking, and hygiene support. Candidates must have a full driving license and prior experience in similar roles. The pay is £16 per hour, with living arrangements and food expenses covered. Flexibility and strong communication skills are essential to foster a positive relationship with the client, who has specific communication needs.

Benefits

Food shopping expenses covered

Own room during shifts

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a full driving licence.
• Experience with shift work and personal care is essential.
• Must be able to work and communicate effectively with a client with limited speech.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour personal care to the client.
• Assist with personal grooming, cooking, and hygiene.
• Support the client during night shifts.

Skills

Manual handling and hoist training

Strong communication skills

Reliability with good timekeeping

Ability to follow instructions and work independently

Excellent interpersonal skills

Clear communication

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Live-In Personal Care Assistant – Weekends

Ref: ES3202

Location: Peacehaven

Details

This role is to support a Man

The candidate should be a man*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Hours per week: 48-hour live-in shifts every other weekend from Saturday 9am to Monday 9am, plus a 24-hour shift on the 4th Saturday of each month from 9am to 9am Sunday.

Hourly pay rate: £16

We’re looking for a reliable, experienced Live-In Personal Assistant (PA) to join a dedicated care team supporting a friendly, bright male client over weekend shifts. This role requires 48‑hour live‑in shifts every other weekend (Saturday 9am to Monday 9am), plus a 24‑hour shift on the 4th Saturday of each month (Saturday 9am to Sunday 9am). Flexibility is key — there’s the option to occasionally swap for a mid‑week shift if needed, and we’d love someone who can also cover additional shifts during other PAs’ holidays.

The role pays a minimum of £16 per hour, with a daily rate of £384, and includes 12 hours of paid holiday for every 100 hours worked. You’ll be supporting one individual, providing 24‑hour personal care, including help with all personal hygiene needs, cooking, and overnight duties — so shift work experience and the ability to stay alert and responsive during the night is essential.

You’ll need to have manual handling and hoist training, along with a full driving licence. A male PA is preferred, and strong communication skills are important to support your client, who has limited speech and uses alternative methods of communication.

In return, you’ll have your own room during shifts, with food shopping expenses covered, and the chance to build a meaningful working relationship with someone who genuinely values consistency, understanding, and respect.

Duties include:

• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Moving and handling
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance

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
• Clear communication is imperative due to client’s frontal lobe brain injury and limited speech

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