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Support Worker DP6001

Job Title: Support Worker Location: Goring- by-sea Hourly rate: £10 per hour Reference: DP6001 Hours/shifts: Hours of work are to be confirmed, but will likely be a combination of covering someday / (waking) night / weekend shifts.
Independent Lives wins Direct Payment Support contract!

Celebrating our eighteenth year of being commissioned by West Sussex County Council to support residents with their Direct Payments.
Personal Assistant DP5909

Job Title: Personal Care Assistant Location: Bognor Regis Hourly rate: £8.50 per hour Reference: DP5909 Hours/shifts: School Holidays, 8am – 3pm 2 days a week, days are flexible. Ability to cover other PA’s holiday and sickness
Personal Assistant VC3741

Job Title: Personal Assistant Location: Broadbridge Heath, nr. Horsham Hourly rate: £9.50 Weekdays/ £11.50 Weekends/ £13.00 Waking Nights Reference: VC3741 Hours/shifts: 3- 4 evenings and 2 waking nights (which could be combined with evening shifts once you’ve got to know me) per week - to be worked by one person or as a Job Share –times to be mutually agreed. Day time hours also available on occasion.

Independent Lives wins Direct Payment Support contract!

Celebrating our eighteenth year of being commissioned by West Sussex County Council to support residents with their Direct Payments.
Get Yourself Active

Independent Lives, in partnership with Disability Rights UK, is launching the Get Yourself Active project in West Sussex!
BSL signed guide to Direct Payments

Find out how managing your own personal budget through a Direct Payment can support your independence.