Personal Assistants

PA Pages; Worthing; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A personal assistance service in Worthing seeks 2 Personal Assistants to support clients with daily activities and personal care. You will work both at home and in the community, helping with tasks such as personal grooming, cooking, and transportation. Ideal candidates are reliable, fun, and possess a strong sense of humor. A valid driving license is essential. Both full-time positions are available; one is permanent, and the other is for maternity cover with a chance for permanence.

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard.
• Car driver is essential.
• Reliable with good timekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal grooming assistance.
• Help with eating and drinking.
• Assist with moving and handling.
• Support clinical tasks.
• Conduct shopping and cooking.
• Provide transportation.
• Assist with dressing/undressing.
• Support with bathroom assistance.
• Prompt/administer medication.
• Conduct housekeeping tasks.
• Respect the employer's privacy.
• Work on both own initiative and as part of a team.
• Uphold health and safety standards.

Skills

Reliable

Flexible

Great sense of humour

Interpersonal skills

Creative

Comfortable with pets

Fit and healthy

Good timekeeping

Job description

Join Our Fun, Family-Focused Support Team – 2 Personal Assistants Needed

Mon – Fri = 7/8 hour shifts, minimum 36 hours per week. Full‑time roles with shifts ranging from 6:30am – 2:30pm and 2:30pm – 10pm, rota based out of a 4‑week period. One position is permanent full time; the other is maternity cover with opportunity to become permanent. Additional hours: bank cover – school holiday cover 13 weeks.

You’ll be working 2:1, providing assistance both at home and out and about—helping with home schooling, joining in with outdoor adventures, and supporting a variety of activities that make every day unique. Whether it’s a trip to the pub, watching the football or F1, or simply spending quality time with the family (and their pets—yes, there are ducks, chickens, and even a lizard!), no two days will be the same.

We’re looking for reliable, flexible, fun‑loving people who can work as part of a team but also on their own initiative at times. Have a great sense of humour—someone who can bring positivity, patience, and enthusiasm to everything they do. Car driver is essential.

Duties include:

• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Dressing / undressing
• Bathroom assistance
• Medication prompting/administering
• Housekeeping
• 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

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 either be 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