PA needed for 1 or 2 daytime visits and sleep ins DP9050

Independent Lives; Chichester; Presencial; GBP 28.000 - 40.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Independent Lives is seeking a part-time personal assistant to support a woman at home in Chichester, UK. The role involves daytime weekend visits (1–2 per week) and occasional holiday cover, on-site duties, and self-employed status.

Responsibilities include medication prompting, personal care, housekeeping, meals, pet care, and mobility assistance. A DBS update service, PLI and self-employed UTR are required; drivers licence preferred. Non-smoker preferred.

Formación

• Medication prompting and adminis tration
• Personal grooming and moving/handling
• Housekeeping and meal preparation
• Ability to work independently and within a team

Responsabilidades

• Medication prompting/administering
• Personal grooming and mobility support
• Moving and handling assistance
• Housekeeping and meal preparation
• Looking after pets
• Bathing and bathroom assistance
• Ensure privacy and confidentiality
• Maintain good timekeeping and reliability
• Follow instructions or work on own initiative
• High standard of hygiene, organisation and safety

Descripción del empleo

PA needed for 1 or 2 daytime visits and sleep ins DP9050

Ref: DP9050

Company: Independent Lives

Hourly pay rate: £25 per full hour

Employment status: Self-employed

Hours: Part-time (Daytime visits at weekends 1 or 2 per week, more if holiday cover available.)

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 27 Oct 2026

Closing date: 26 Nov 2026

Drivers licence required: Preferred

This role is to support a Woman. The candidate should be a woman*

My 94-year-old Mum, with mid/late dementia, is looking for one more self-employed carer to join her very friendly PA team. She has poor mobility (but she uses a trolley and wheelchair to move around the house) and needs assistance with personal care and meals.

She also needs help with household tasks, such as taking out rubbish, washing clothing/bedding, and feeding her two cats that she adores.

Are you available to cover 1 or 2 daytime visits each weekend?

Duties include

• Medication prompting/administering
• Personal grooming
• Moving and handling
• Housekeeping
• Cooking
• Looking after pets
• 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
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• 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
• While you are working independently, we need someone who is happy to work within a team set up and share information to the group as needed. Flexibility for visit days is preferred as we have a team that swap and cover if required. However, if fixed days and times are preferred, this will be considered.
• Registered to DBS update service is essential, PLI and self-employed UTR required.

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
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• 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

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; if 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

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