Working as a Personal Care Assistant

Are you a Personal Assistant already, or are you interested in working as one? We have lots of resources and available jobs for you, as well training and funding opportunities.

Find out about the latest care jobs by following Independent Lives PA recruitment on Facebook or search for Personal Assistant jobs below.Facebook.

Training for Personal Assistants

We can help you with induction training, or training in specific areas such as manual handling, first aid, or food hygiene. We can also train you on clinical tasks and signpost to funding.Read more

Search for Personal Assistant jobs

Are you a Personal Assistant looking for work? You can search for the latest roles available across West Sussex.Read more

Join PA Pages

Join the PA Pages database to let employers know you are available for work. It's easy to join and won't cost you a penny!Read more

What being a Personal Assistant involves

As a Personal Assistant you will work directly for the person needing care and support. The job can be very flexible as well as rewarding.Read more

Resources for Personal Assistants

We have collated free resources that are useful to Personal Assistants. If you have any to share let us know!Read more

Read an interview with a Personal Assistant

Read our interview with Alison who talks about how she became a Personal Assistant and what the job is like.Read more

Latest

Social Support Assistant MP6614

Job Title: Social Support Assistant Location: East Grinstead Hourly rate: £10.00 per hour Reference: MP6614 Hours/shifts: 8 hours per week term time. To be split 2x4 hours per week between Mon-Fri. Exact times and days by agreement with employer. 24 hours per week during the 13 week uni/college holidays over the year.

Bank Care Support Worker DP5833

Job Title: Bank Care support worker/s Location: Worthing Hourly rate: £8.89 Reference: DP5833 Hours/shifts: Bank shift to cover holiday and sickness

Support Worker DP5507

Job Title: Support Worker Location: Crawley Hourly rate: £9.50 per hour Reference: DP5507 Hours/shifts: 10 hours every week on Saturday or Sunday or both to work as a team and holidays

Female* Support Worker HCC1433

Job Title: Female* Support Worker Location: Eastleigh Hourly rate: £9.50 per hour Reference: HCC1433 Hours/shifts: 8.30-10 AM Tuesday Wednesday and Friday, Some flexibility available to be discussed

Care Service vacancies

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Payroll

Employ care and support staff but find payroll daunting? Our dedicated payroll team can help.

We offer a complete payroll package, guiding you through legislation and advising you on pensions, tax, national insurance, maternity pay, sick pay, tax credits and student loans.

Working at Independent Lives

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Recruitment Solutions

Recruiting a new Personal Assistant can be expensive and time consuming. Our Recruitment Solutions service allows you to plan ahead for unexpected recruitment costs and simplifies the recruitment process.

What we do

Direct Payment Information & Advice Service

Direct Payment Information & Advice Service offers you support face-to-face, via Zoom and over the phone. You can also access free guidance, template and other resources.

About our Care Service

Our Care Service provides quality care and support across West Sussex. We can provide you with the assistance you need to manage many aspects of daily living, helping you to stay independent

What being a Personal Assistant involves

As a Personal Assistant you will work directly for the person needing care and support. The job can be very flexible as well as rewarding.

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