PA needed in Lewes HWES1657

Independent Lives; Lewes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Independent Lives in Lewes is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant to provide 4 hours of support per week, from 1pm to 5pm. The role focuses on building confidence, promoting independence, and developing a positive relationship with food and community for a 35-year-old woman.

Duties include accompanying to cafés, assisting with shopping and meal prep, and offering companionship while promoting health and safety.

Qualifications

• All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK and willing to undergo a DBS check where required.
• Candidate should understand eating disorders and mental health, and be patient, positive and encouraging.
• Reliable, trustworthy and able to maintain high standards of health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Accompany the client to cafés and restaurants to explore foods in a supportive way.
• Assist with food shopping.
• Occasionally help with meal and snack preparation at home.
• Provide encouragement, companionship and promote independence.

Skills

Caring & patient

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

English proficiency

Understanding of eating disorders

Job description

We are looking for a caring and patient Personal Assistant, with a positive attitude, to provide support for 4 hours a week between 1pm - 5pm. You would be supporting a 35-year-old woman with building her confidence and maintaining independence, ultimately leading her to continue developing a positive relationship with food and the community.

Duties will include:

• Accompanying her to cafés and restaurants to explore different foods in a supportive and encouraging way.
• Some support with food shopping.
• Occasional help with meal and snack preparation within the home.
• Providing encouragement, companionship and emotional support while promoting independence.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of eating disorders and mental health, be patient, positive and encouraging, as well as reliable and trustworthy.

If you like building supportive, professional relationships, whilst promoting independence, we would love to hear from you. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference by supporting someone to achieve their personal goals in a safe, understanding and person-centred way.

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Duties include:

• Other relevant duties as required
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Companionship
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Understanding of eating disorders and mental health.

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, 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

Candidate qualities:- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality- Reliable with good timekeeping- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills- Honest and cheerful- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety- Understanding of eating disorders and mental health.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

PA needed in Lewes HWES1657

Company: Independent Lives Salary: from £20 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Lewes Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 28 Oct 2026 Closing date: 27 Nov 2026

Summary

PA needed in Lewes

Ref: HWES1657

Location: Lewes

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 or self employed

Hours per week:

4 hours per week between 1pm - 5pm.

Hourly pay rate:

£20

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We are looking for a caring and patient Personal Assistant, with a positive attitude, to provide support for 4 hours a week between 1pm - 5pm. You would be supporting a 35-year-old woman with building her confidence and maintaining independence, ultimately leading her to continue developing a positive relationship with food and the community.

Duties will include:

• Accompanying her to cafés and restaurants to explore different foods in a supportive and encouraging way.
• Some support with food shopping.
• Occasional help with meal and snack preparation within the home.
• Providing encouragement, companionship and emotional support while promoting independence.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of eating disorders and mental health, be patient, positive and encouraging, as well as reliable and trustworthy.

If you like building supportive, professional relationships, whilst promoting independence, we would love to hear from you. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference by supporting someone to achieve their personal goals in a safe, understanding and person-centred way.

-

Duties include:

• Other relevant duties as required
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Companionship

Candidate qualities:

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Understanding of eating disorders and mental health.

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, 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

Essential requirements

Candidate qualities:- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality- Reliable with good timekeeping- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills- Honest and cheerful- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety- Understanding of eating disorders and mental health.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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