Support Worker / Personal Care Assistant DP6591
MONDAY – SUNDAY 2 hours of a morning starting either 8 or 9am. 1 1/2 hours starting approx. 5pm. 2 people required 1 hour starting 10pm
Hourly pay rate:
£14.00 raising to £15 once 6 month probation completed
Job Details
I live at home in Crawley but need help to achieve a level of independent living. I have several health issues, but these can be managed with good, efficient and skilled carers.
Staff will need a wide range of caring skills which will reflect my lifestyle and choices. Whilst most of the care will be done at home, there will be times when I am hospitalised and carers may be expected to work their shifts alongside the medical staff ensuring my safety always.
I have a head injury, Sleep apnoea, and I am registered blind with Diabetes Type 2. I am a wheelchair & hoist user, so experience of any or all these conditions will be an advantage.
Duties include:
- To get a gentleman up in morning using a hoist, providing all personal care.
- Afternoon is for toileting and pad change.
- Morning – To get a gentleman up in morning using a hoist, providing all personal care.
- Tea time – for toileting and pad change, then assist with dinner and medication.
- Night – personal care and getting ready and hoisting to bed.
Candidate qualities:
- 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
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
Desirable Criteria
- Non Smoker preferred – smoking is not permitted in the house or car.
- Have good communication skills with blind and/or deaf awareness.
- Have experience of and qualifications of working in a care setting.
- Previous experience preferred but this is not as essential as a kind and common – sense approach to these roles.
Additional requirements
- Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours
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.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Company Information
Company: Independent Lives Salary: from £14 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Crawley Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 20 Oct 2026 Closing date: 19 Nov 2026
About Disability Confident
Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
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