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1:1 Female PA for Young Adult with Learning Disability

Job details
Posting date: 06 August 2025
Salary: £13.84 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 05 September 2025
Location: Dagenham, Essex
Remote working: On-site only
Company: PALS Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: BK

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Summary

Job description:

-Wednesdays & Fridays
-7am - 7pm on both days
-Female PA only
-Must be a confident driver
-Opportunity for additional days with other Service Users in the area.


Miss R is a charismatic, funny, sociable young lady looking for a proactive, encouraging, chatty, positive female PA to support her on Wednesdays and Fridays. Miss R loves animals, yoga, music and socialising with others. She is looking for a PA to think outside the box and bring new ideas to her support.

Additions to the role

-Bluelight Card provided
-Wellbeing programmes such as Vivup: providing online GP appointments, online counselling and retail discounts.

Do you have the ability to enable and empower someone with a learning disability / difficulty in a range of settings on a 1:1 basis? Do you want to work for a provider that truly puts the people they support at the centre of everything they do?

If so, a position with PALS will be just the thing for you and we'd love to hear from you!

Candidate Requirements

The successful applicant will have a demonstrable understanding of a Person Centred approach and be driven by providing top quality support, putting people first.
Having access to your own vehicle is essential. Business mileage is paid as well as agreed expenses.
The successful applicants will have experience of Learning Disabilities, and preferably speech and language difficulties either in a professional or personal capacity.

All training will be given.


Job Title: Personal Assistant for Life Skills

Assignments: Educational, Community, Leisure & Day services

Responsible To: Nominated Supervisor/Manager

Responsible For: Supporting and assisting Service Users who have a learning difficulty/disability to access and participate in community resources and learning programmes.

Job Summary

To enable Service Users to progress and achieve by providing high quality, person centred support adopting a holistic approach.
To support and assist Service Users in learning new skills, and increase their confidence whilst promoting their independence towards choice and decision-making.
To support and assist Service Users to maximise the use of community facilities and services.

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