Weekend Personal Assistant for a Joyful, Playful Young Boy Ref: DP6436 Location: East Grinstead Details This role is to support a Child Drivers licence required: Yes Own vehicle needed: Yes Hours per week: Mainly weekends – ideally Saturdays, but flexible Extra hours will be available during school holidays Hourly pay rate: £13.50 - We are looking for a kind, reliable, and enthusiastic Personal Assistant to support our cheerful young son both at home and out in the community. He’s a happy, smiley boy with a huge grin and an infectious laugh that lights up the room. He loves to giggle with his sister during playtime, build with his toys and blocks, sing along to his favourite tunes, and watch episodes of Peppa Pig. The role is primarily for weekends—ideally Saturdays—with flexibility for additional hours or weekdays during school holidays. This is a rewarding opportunity to support a lovely young boy in his day-to-day enjoyment and development through play, companionship, and gentle encouragement. If you're warm, patient, and enjoy making a difference in a child’s life, we’d love to hear from you. Duties include: - Personal grooming - Eating and drinking assistance - Moving and handling - Other relevant duties as required - Companionship - Dressing / undressing - Bathroom assistance - Helping our son to mobilise or lift into his chair or buggy - Encouraging him to drink 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 - 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 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. 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 .