PA Required CSES1763

Independent Lives; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Independent Lives in Hailsham is seeking a Part-time Personal Assistant to support a 47-year-old man with Autism and ADHD. The role is on-site, self-employed, 7 hours per week, with a requirement for a driver’s licence and own vehicle for social activities and appointments.

Responsibilities include morning and evening support tasks, administration, transportation, and companionship. DBS check may be required; right to work in the UK is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be reliable and patient.
• Excellent timekeeping and communication required.
• Hygienic and well-organised approach.

Responsibilities

• Morning support: prompting blood sugar checks, medication prompts, personal care, breakfast, meal planning.
• Evening support: light domestic tasks, reading letters, managing bills, meal planning, dispensing medications.
• General duties: administration, transportation, companionship, safeguarding privacy, reliable and proactive support.

Skills

Reliable

Good timekeeping

Patience

Communication

Hygienic

Job description

We are looking for a reliable, compassionate, and patient Support Worker to provide assistance for our customer. He is a 47 year old male, with Autism and ADHD, living independently, looking for a positive, enthusiastic and proactive Personal Assistant. He loves his sports, drawing, colouring in, puzzles, lego and still enjoys his routine childhood series and movies. He enjoys his walks and cycling.

We are looking for a Personal Assistant/Assistants to support in the following:

Morning Support Duties

- Prompting the customer to check blood sugar levels

- Dispensing prescribed medication for self-administration, including insulin

- Encouraging personal care, including showering and changing clothes

- Preparing and cooking breakfast

- Supporting meal planning and assisting with preparation of lunches, dinners, and drinks

- Encouraging to attend day care centre

Evening Support Duties

- Light domestic tasks including laundry, cleaning, and disinfecting work surfaces

- Helping the customer read correspondence and manage bills

- Update shopping lists, and order or collect medication as required

- Assist with meal planning

- Dispensing medication for self-administration and administering nasal spray and eye ointment

- Supporting the customer to change their insulin pump approximately once every three days

He requires a Personal Assistant who is organised, good time keeper, patient, great communicator and proactive.

There is additional support Monday to Friday for social activities, day care centre, journeys, medical appointments therefore car with clean licence required

The customer is committed to treating support staff respectfully. All support workers are expected to work professionally and report any concerns through the appropriate channels.

Duties include:

- Other relevant duties as required

- Administration

- Transportation

- Companionship

- 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

- Honest and cheerful

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.

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- Honest and cheerful

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

PA Required CSES1763

Company: Independent Lives Salary: TBD (self employed) Hours: Part-time Location: Hailsham Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 9 Nov 2026 Closing date: 9 Dec 2026

Summary

PA Required

Ref: CSES1763

Location: Hailsham

Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Self-employed

Hours per week:

7 hours per week

Hourly pay rate:

TBC

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 organized- Honest and cheerful

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Essential requirements

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 organized- Honest and cheerful

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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