Personal Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 21 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2025 |
| Location: | South Hykeham, Lincoln |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | LIN16854HBAH3 |
Summary
About the Employer
Personal Assistants required to support 2 autistic teenagers living in family home. To assist mum on outings like going to the park, swimming, and days out to the seaside, also one to one outings once relationship has been built. Hours will mainly be in the school holidays but occasional Saturday may be required. Small amount of personal care may be required (helping with getting dressed).
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Invisible
• ASD
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home: friendly dogs (put away when visitors are there).
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 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.
• To help assist with days out in the school holidays and the an odd evening.
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.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Understanding of autism.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 8 hours
• Saturday, occasionally
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
Personal Assistants required to support 2 autistic teenagers living in family home. To assist mum on outings like going to the park, swimming, and days out to the seaside, also one to one outings once relationship has been built. Hours will mainly be in the school holidays but occasional Saturday may be required. Small amount of personal care may be required (helping with getting dressed).
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Invisible
• ASD
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home: friendly dogs (put away when visitors are there).
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 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.
• To help assist with days out in the school holidays and the an odd evening.
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.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Previous experience in childcare/special needs is essential.
• Understanding of autism.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 8 hours
• Saturday, occasionally
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.