Support Worker/ Personal Care Assistant BRR8599 in Littlehampton inLittlehampton PUBLISHED WED 5 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant BRR8599 Job details Posting date: 05 November 2025 Salary: £12.21 per hour Hours: Part time Closing date: 05 December 2025 Location: Littlehampton, West Sussex Remote working: On-site only Company: Independent Lives Job type: Permanent Job reference: BRR8599 Apply for this job Summary Support Worker/Personal Care Assistant Ref: BRR8599 Location: Littlehampton Details This role is to support a Child Drivers licence required: Employment status: employed Hours per week: Hours are 3 per week term time, can be spread over any weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 3:30 until 16:30 after school. We are flexible on days. 6 hours per week during school holidays. School holidays will be 6 hrs a week also flexible on days and times. Hourly pay rate: £12.21 PA wanted to work with my 6 year old son who has a rare genetic condition called Sox 4. His main symptom is global development delay which has mostly affected his speech, reading and writing. He requires a lot of 1-1 attention. He loves riding his bike and scooter. He enjoys playing football and loves diggers and cars, and going on the swings at the park. The PA will be based here at home or can take him out to the park etc. We are a non smoking family. We are ideally looking for someone with experience of working with disabled children, especially with speech delay. My son needs a PA who has lots of energy, is patient and caring. Duties include: Companionship Taking the child out to the park Supporting the child at home Keeping the child safe and supervised at all times 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 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 Able to always work to high standards of health & safety Ideally have experience of working with children with disabilities, especially speech delay. Have lots of energy. Be caring. 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. Please note, 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. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .