Personal Assistant ES1318

Independent Lives; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Independent Lives in Eastbourne is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant to support a woman with neurodivergent needs. Duties include shopping, cooking, medication prompting, and helping her get out into the community for coffee or light activities.

This on-site role starts at 7 hours per week, with potential to increase to 10 hours, paid at £16.26 per hour. You should be caring, reliable, patient, and able to work with privacy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check if required.
• Experience working with neurodivergent individuals is preferred to understand needs.

Responsibilities

• Medication prompting/administering
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Helping to get out into the community (coffee, light activities)
• Respect privacy and confidentiality
• Tolerate employer smoking in the workplace
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Follow instructions and use initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake duties
• Patient with excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Speak and read English to a reasonable standard

Skills

Cooking

Shopping

Medication prompting

Community access

Reliability

Interpersonal skills

English reading

Job description

7 hours per week (days/times TBC), with the potential to increase to 10 hours

Hourly pay rate:

£16.26 per hour

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I am a 28 year old AuDHD female looking for a friendly and supportive Personal Assistant.

I really enjoy doing arts and crafts so someone who enjoys this would be good as some days I struggle to leave my flat due to pain levels/mobility which varies from day to day.

I have a good sense of humour and enjoy having a laugh/banter.

I have severe anxiety and sensory needs so am looking for someone to help me get out of my flat and do things such as food shopping and getting out into the community to do activities.

I also have physical health issues so helping me around the flat with things such cleaning and cooking.

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Duties include

• Other relevant duties as required
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Helping me get out into the community i.e. going for coffee or doing a bit of retail therapy
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
• 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
• Happy to work in a smoking environment
• Happy with smoker or non-smoker
• Ideally would like someone who has experience working with neurodivergent individuals so that there is a level of understanding of my neurodivergent needs.

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

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Independent Lives

Salary: from £16.26 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: Eastbourne

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 16 Oct 2026

Closing date: 15 Nov 2026

Summary

Personal Assistant

Ref: ES1318

Location: Eastbourne

Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: No

Employment status:

Employed

Duties include

• Medication prompting/administering
• Other relevant duties as required
• Housekeeping
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Helping me get out into the community i.e. going for coffee or doing a bit of retail therapy

Candidate qualities

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Able to tolerate the employer smoking in the workplace
• 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
• Happy to work in a smoking environment
• Happy with smoker or non-smoker
• Ideally would like someone who has experience working with neurodivergent individuals so that there is a level of understanding of my neurodivergent needs.

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

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