Independent Living Alternatives

UPCOMING VACANCIES 

ILA has a register of PAs available for short- and long-term positions across London. If you

are looking for a permanent job or ad hoc shifts to suit, then you need to complete an

application form to receive PA Vacancy Alerts as they become available. 

 

POSITION CA96 – Greenford UB6 

Disabled woman needs a PA to assist with all practical and personal assistance in West

London. Ad hoc shifts, minimum of 4 hour block. You must be a driver. The salary is

£14.80 per hour (Direct employment) 

 

POSITION HM11 – Hampton TW12 

Young disabled man is looking for a male* PA to support him on Monday – Friday (8am to 2-3pm). The main tasks are to help the PA User with his painting and to go out. You must be okay with dogs. Preferably someone who can drive and is happy to drive the PA User from time to time (the PA User has their own vehicle). The salary is £14.80 per hour (ILA) 

 

POSITION JT02 – Whetstone N20 

Casual worker required in N20 for a female PA User to assist with practical tasks around the house including gardening, general tidying and housework. Ad hoc hours. The salary is £12.71 per hour (ILA) OR £15 per hour (Self-employment) 

 

POSITION PB64 - Chingford/Highams Park E4 

Disabled man living in E4 is looking for a new worker to join his PA team. There are 24h shifts at the placement (live-in) and the tasks include providing personal care, cooking, shopping, housework etc. You must be a driver (25+) and you will be required to attend a paid training prior the first shift. The salary is £330.24 per 24 hour shift plus holiday pay (ILA)  

 

POSITION SM52 – Kilburn/Queens Park W10

A young disabled man is looking for a Personal Assistant for regular shifts. This is a live-in position, and the pattern is 7 days of work followed by 7 days off. The PA User requires help with all aspects of personal care, home hygiene and cooking. You must be a non-smoker, physically fit (the PA User prefers to be physically lifted from chair to bed etc., he weighs 7½ stone / 47.6kg) and have at least a conversational fluency in English. All new PAs are required to undertake a training relevant to the job (washing, dressing, toileting etc.; the training is paid). The salary is £1,750 per week worked (ILA) TO START ASAP

 

POSITION SN92 - Shepherd’s Bush W12

Blind woman living in Shepherd’s Bush area is looking for a female* PA to assist her on Mondays (4 hours), Wednesdays (2 hours) and Saturdays (2 hours). The tasks include cleaning; laundry; checking for stains on clothes; assistance with applying make-up and arranging wardrobe; assistance with everyday admin; looking up things online; using Google maps when going out; reading product information when shopping; support with attending activities going on in the borough etc. Successful applicants must have good English skills and be able to follow instructions. The salary is £16 per hour (Direct employment)

  

POSITION RM43 – Hayes UB3 

A young woman with a visual impairment is looking for a female* PA to provide regular support on Mondays and Wednesdays up to a total of 10 hours per week. The PA User requires sighted guide support when attending appointments, grocery shopping, accessing community, travelling to unfamiliar locations and navigating different environments safely. The tasks may also include support to attend a gym, including assistance with locating equipment and accessing facilities safely or support with meal preparation. The role is to enable the PA User to complete tasks independently and safely, not carrying them out for her. The salary is £12.71 per hour (ILA) 

  

*Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for a male/female worker to work with our client. 

 

ADVANCE NOTICE: POSITIONS COMING UP IN OCTOBER (TO COVER MATERNITY LEAVE):

 

POSITION DM56 - PERSONAL ASSISTANT FOR SUPPORT AT WORK

Director of a Disabled people’s organisation is looking for a Personal Assistant to support her at work. This role offers 18 hours per week (in-person and remotely) and requires a high level of admin support. Job share considered. The salary is £17.75 per hour (ILA)

 

POSITION HB11 – Waltham Forest E15

Support Worker required to support a male PA User in his role of a Social Worker. This placement offers 20h per week (days to be discussed; usual hours 10am-4pm) and it is a combination of a remote and in-person assistance. The tasks include: reading documents for the PA User; typing and taking notes; reading through notes that the PA User has taken; checking the formatting of documents; using PC; able to support with MS Word, Internet browsers and other computer packages as well as converting documents into accessible formats; supporting and planning unfamiliar travel routes; providing risk reducing and any other useful visual information etc. You don’t need to be an experienced sighted guide (visual impairment training will be provided) but you need to have a good level of spoken and written English, common sense and professional manner (e.g. not to be involved in the PA User’s job role as a Social Worker). The salary is £17.75 per hour (ILA)

 

POSITION MA91 – Camden NW1

Female PA User in Camden is looking for a PA to work one day per week on a regular basis. It can be any weekday except Wednesday. Working hours are ideally 10am-2:30pm (with a 15-30 minute unpaid break in the middle), but the hours can be more flexible. The work entails anything that the PA User wants doing with a particular focus on sorting out her admin and her home as it is a bit cluttered and at present disorganised. She is a wheelchair user with no personal care required and needs someone who is willing to strike a balance between encouraging her to “sort things out” and also letting her have space to do things herself. The salary is £14.80 per hour (ILA)