Personal Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.36 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | Essex, Eastern England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ESX17077SL1 |
Summary
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About the Employer:
PA required to support a lady who has multiple health issues, she uses a wheelchair when going out but not in the home. To support with daily living and accessing the community.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• crafting
• reading
• swimming
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home -2 medium sized friendly dogs.
About the Role:
Duties and Responsibilities
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• 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.
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.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
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:
Specific days/times required:
• Monday, 10.30am to 13.30pm
• Tuesday, 10.30am to 12.30pm
• Wednesday, 10.30am to 13.30pm
• Thursday, 10.30am to 12.30pm
• Friday, 10.30am to 13.30pm
• Saturday, occasionally
• Sunday, occasionally
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
About the Employer:
PA required to support a lady who has multiple health issues, she uses a wheelchair when going out but not in the home. To support with daily living and accessing the community.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• crafting
• reading
• swimming
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home -2 medium sized friendly dogs.
About the Role:
Duties and Responsibilities
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• 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.
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.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
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:
Specific days/times required:
• Monday, 10.30am to 13.30pm
• Tuesday, 10.30am to 12.30pm
• Wednesday, 10.30am to 13.30pm
• Thursday, 10.30am to 12.30pm
• Friday, 10.30am to 13.30pm
• Saturday, occasionally
• Sunday, occasionally
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.