Personal Assistant / Support Worker – Eastbourne RGES1501

Personal Assistant / Support Worker – Eastbourne

Ref

RGES1501

Location

Eastbourne

Details

This role is to support a Woman

Drivers licence required

Yes

Own vehicle needed

Yes

Employment status

Self-employed

Hours per week

7.5hrs per week = Tuesdays & Thursdays, some help on Friday afternoon

Hourly pay rate

TBC

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I’m seeking a friendly, reliable and well‑organised Personal Assistant to support me with daily life and routines.

I’m autistic and have ADHD, mixed anxiety‑depressive disorder and complex PTSD. Executive function can be… patchy. I live with my husband and our 9‑year‑old daughter in a warm, loving home that runs on kindness, humour and a slightly optimistic approach to routine and structure. We also have pets (2 cats, a dog and some fish), who feel very strongly that they are in charge, particularly ‘The Chief’ - our cat.

Support includes

• Gentle prompting around self‑care and basic needs;
• Help building and maintaining simple routines;
• Light housekeeping and home management;
• Calendar support, food shopping, menu planning and some cooking;
• Accompaniment to errands and a “dream-goal” to attend a weekly swimming session (

Tuesdays at 12

30pm).

• Some days I’ll be chatty and creative (I enjoy crafts, sewing, crochet and my Cricut). Other days I’ll need quiet, steady presence and someone who can calmly “hold the shape of the day” when my energy dips - and join me for a cup of tea, and a bit of telly.

This role is about support, not pressure - stepping in kindly on harder days, helping me stay organised, and giving my husband (who works full time) some respite while stabilising my own independence.

Key details

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Main days

Tuesdays & Thursdays, some help on Friday afternoon. Although this is somewhat flexible and can be discussed to find the right approach;

• I work part‑time, so some flexibility is needed. At times I’ll be working from home during our hours together, giving you space to gently “scan the chaos”, help assess priorities, and support bringing some order to the day;
• Must be calm, patient, organised and pet‑friendly;
• Experience helpful, but attitude is everything.

If you’re the sort of person who can prompt gently, laugh kindly, and keep things ticking along without fuss, you’ll fit right in.

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Duties include

• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Housekeeping
• Companionship
• Looking after pets

Candidate qualities

Essential

• Kind
• Patient
• Flexible
• Excellent communicator

Desirable

• Experience with neurodivergent adults
• Care background

Working Style & Values

• Warm, friendly, steady, encouraging independence, trauma‑informed.

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.

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