Personal Assistant
Ref: RGES1337
Location: Eastbourne
Drivers licence required: Yes
Own vehicle needed: Yes
Employment status: Employed
Hours per week: 14.5 hours per week, timetable to be discussed
Hourly pay rate: £12.71 an hour
This role is to support a child, using a gentle, well‑planned approach that supports her emotional wellbeing and builds trust at her pace.
What We’re Looking For in a PA
* Calm, patient, and reliable
* Able to follow structured plans and routines
* Genuinely interested in BS and her interests
* Gentle communication style
* Confident working alongside Dad
* Punctual and consistent
* Respectful of boundaries
Before starting, the PA will review the PBS plan and timetable, learn about the customer’s interests, and be introduced with support from Dad using positive communication and clear explanations.
In week one, visits will begin at 10:30 am with Dad present, starting short and gradually increasing while focusing on familiar routines, pets, and favourite games, with clear time expectations for the customer. In week two, visits increase to around an hour, with Dad stepping back as a consistent routine of greeting, talking, and activities (e.g. games, crafts, or sensory play) is followed.
Over time, the plan aims to introduce short periods alone with the PA and eventually brief outings, supported by comfort items and smooth transitions.
Duties include
* Other relevant duties as required
* Companionship
Candidate qualities
* Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality
* Reliable with good timekeeping
* Hygienic, tidy and well organised
* Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
* Honest and cheerful
* Creative
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.
Interested applicants are invited to get in touch.
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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