Rewarding PA/Support Worker Role in Midhurst NDS9192

Independent Lives; Midhurst; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Independent Lives is seeking a Personal Assistant/Support Worker in Midhurst to help a 25-year-old woman build confidence and independence. The role requires a driver’s licence and own vehicle, with flexible hours (10 hours per week) and an hourly rate of £13.45.

DBS check and right to work in the UK are required where applicable. You will provide calm encouragement, practical help, and gentle reminders, supporting activities such as arts, crafts, outdoor visits, and time at home with pets.

Qualifications

• Driver's licence is required.
• Own vehicle is needed for travel.
• Right to work in the UK and ability to obtain a DBS check if required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal grooming and daily routines.
• Support with moving and handling tasks.
• Provide practical help with daily activities and household tasks.
• Assist with shopping, cooking, and transport needs.
• Offer companionship and encourage independence while respecting privacy.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Patience

Non-judgemental

English literacy

Job description

Rewarding PA/Support Worker Role in Midhurst NDS9192

Rewarding PA/Support Worker Role in Midhurst

Ref: NDS9192

Location: Midhurst

Details

This role is to support a Woman

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Employed

10 hours per week. Please apply with your availability

Hourly pay rate:

£13.45 per hour. Mileage expenses @55p per mile.

Company: Independent Lives

I am 25-year-old female looking for a Personal Assistant/Support worker to help me feel more confident and independent. My health needs can change from day to day, so I need flexible support. I would like calm encouragement, practical help, and gentle reminders. It is important that I stay in control of my choices and goals.

I need someone who can:

• Help me build my confidence and independence.
• Help me plan simple routines, goals, and activities.
• Be flexible when my health needs change.
• Give me gentle reminders about personal care and household tasks.
• Support me to try activities I may enjoy, such as arts and crafts, quiet outdoor visits, and trips to the beach.
• Encourage me to make my own choices and put my needs first.
• Include me in all decisions about my support.
• Take time to build a trusting relationship with me.
• Respect that I enjoy meaningful conversations, quiet places, and spending time at home with my cats.

I also have non-epileptic attack disorder, which causes dissociative seizures similar to epileptic seizures. Episodes can be triggered unexpectedly and may range from visible symptoms indicating I am unwell to a seizure, depending on severity. I cannot control when they occur. Allowing symptoms to pass without pressure, offering calm reassurance, and using gentle conversation or distraction help me feel safe and build confidence.

I am looking for someone who is kind, patient, reliable, caring, and non-judgemental. You should understand mental health or having willingness to learn. I need someone who listens, communicates clearly, and respects my privacy and boundaries. You should guide and encourage me without being bossy or controlling. Being flexible, understanding, and consistent is very important.

Duties include:

• Personal grooming
• Moving and handling
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Develop my confidence to carry out tasks by encouraging/prompting /working alongside me.
• 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
• 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, 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.

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