Personal Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 August 2025 |
| Location: | Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | LIN17044LT1 |
Summary
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About the Employer
Gentleman with learning disabilities and also deaf is looking for a carer to support with every day activities needs prompts to shave. Cooking and cleaning and support out in the community to socialise. Looking for someone to support with his chosen activities.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Hearing
• Cognitive / Learning
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Shopping • TV and cinema
• Play station games
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.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Due to the following requirements of the role, only candidates over the legal age should apply for this position:
• You will be required to administer medication.
• Shifts may start before and or after 10pm
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 and car owner – must have business insurance.
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 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.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Gentleman is deaf so experience of working with deaf people who lip read would be an advantage.
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: 7 hours per week plus to cover respite for 7 weekends per year
• Friday, 1030 to 530 pm
About the Employer
Gentleman with learning disabilities and also deaf is looking for a carer to support with every day activities needs prompts to shave. Cooking and cleaning and support out in the community to socialise. Looking for someone to support with his chosen activities.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Hearing
• Cognitive / Learning
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Shopping • TV and cinema
• Play station games
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.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
Due to the following requirements of the role, only candidates over the legal age should apply for this position:
• You will be required to administer medication.
• Shifts may start before and or after 10pm
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 and car owner – must have business insurance.
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 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.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Gentleman is deaf so experience of working with deaf people who lip read would be an advantage.
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: 7 hours per week plus to cover respite for 7 weekends per year
• Friday, 1030 to 530 pm