Personal Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 15 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £15.00 to £16.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £15 per hour weekdays and £16 per hour weekends & BH |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 August 2025 |
| Location: | Clacton-On-Sea, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ESX17038SL1 |
Summary
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About the Employer
PA required to support a Mother who has arthritis ,psoriasis and some mobility issues with daily living and support with her parenting role.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Hearing
• Mental Health
• Mild hearing problems
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Amateur dramatics
• Music
Other relevant information:
• The individual is a smoker.
• The individual has allergies. shellfish and one child is allergic to Banana.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support with food shopping.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with parenting role as both children have additional needs.
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).
Transport Requirement:
Car driver preferred but not essential.
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Experience with caring for children would be preferred but not essential.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
• First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 18.5 would suit 2 PA's to job share and cover each other for Holidays and sickness More hours may be available
• Monday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Tuesday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Wednesday, 0830 to 1030 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Thursday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Friday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Saturday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Sunday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
About the Employer
PA required to support a Mother who has arthritis ,psoriasis and some mobility issues with daily living and support with her parenting role.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
• Hearing
• Mental Health
• Mild hearing problems
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Amateur dramatics
• Music
Other relevant information:
• The individual is a smoker.
• The individual has allergies. shellfish and one child is allergic to Banana.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support with food shopping.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with parenting role as both children have additional needs.
The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.
You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.
Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).
Transport Requirement:
Car driver preferred but not essential.
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Experience with caring for children would be preferred but not essential.
Required Training:
Successful candidates are required to undertake any training that is considered necessary and appropriate to the role.
• First Aid. Training will be provided by the employer.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 18.5 would suit 2 PA's to job share and cover each other for Holidays and sickness More hours may be available
• Monday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Tuesday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Wednesday, 0830 to 1030 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Thursday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Friday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Saturday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm
• Sunday, 0830 to 0930 am and 1730 to 1900 pm