Female Senior Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.73 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 September 2025 |
| Location: | Clacton-On-Sea, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ESX17033MM1 |
Summary
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About the Employer
(Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, PART 1 Applies)
I am a pet person and have cats, health and safety are my priorities, I am very easy to please as far as meals/eating goes, insist on timely PAs, coverage when unable to attend and phone call to let me know about inability to come or unplanned lateness. I have a set of expected standards/morals I require of my PA.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• History
• Astronomy
• Reading
Other relevant information:
• The individual has allergies.
• The individual keeps pets in the home.
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 with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with gardening.
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 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.
When you are Required:
Specific days/times required:
• Monday,
• Tuesday,
• Wednesday,
• Thursday,
• Friday,
About the Employer
(Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, PART 1 Applies)
I am a pet person and have cats, health and safety are my priorities, I am very easy to please as far as meals/eating goes, insist on timely PAs, coverage when unable to attend and phone call to let me know about inability to come or unplanned lateness. I have a set of expected standards/morals I require of my PA.
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• History
• Astronomy
• Reading
Other relevant information:
• The individual has allergies.
• The individual keeps pets in the home.
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 with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with gardening.
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 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.
When you are Required:
Specific days/times required:
• Monday,
• Tuesday,
• Wednesday,
• Thursday,
• Friday,