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

Personal Assistant/Support Worker-LR6694

Job Title: Personal Assistant/Support Worker Location: Crawley Hourly rate: £9.50 Reference: LR6694 Hours/shifts: 16 hours per month at the weekend plus 7 hours a week during school holidays (13 weeks a year) Times and shifts to be flexible and mutually agreed

Female Support Assistant DP 1856

Job Title: Female Support Assistant Location: Angmering, West Sussex Hourly rate: £9 per hour Reference: DP1856 Hours/shifts: Monday 9-5 Thursday 9-5

Female Personal Assistant-SG5675

Job Title: Female * Personal Assistant Location: Tarring, Worthing Hourly rate: £10.50p/h Reference: SG5675 Hours/shifts: 6-7 hours per week (days) (6 hours term time, 7 hours school holidays.) cover of holiday hours for PA already employed. One shift a month to be a full shift on a weekend day

Female Personal assistant-DP6544

Job Title: Personal assistant Location: Crawley Down Hourly rate: £9.00 per hour Reference: DP6544 Hours/shifts: 8 hours a week, Monday and Tuesday 10am – 2pm Summary • I am a 42 year old lady with Cerebella Ataxia, looking for someone to assist me with day to day tasks and other activities • I am a fun loving family member, with a full busy family • I live with my husband, children, cats and puppy • I enjoy a lot in life • I am very social and need

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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

Independent Lives is a user-led charity working with disabled people, people with support needs, and carers, to enable people to lead full, active and independent lives.

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

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.

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