Personal Assistant / Carer
| Posting date: | 09 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.85 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2025 |
| Location: | TW77JN |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Private Household |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | GOV2 |
Summary
Personal Assistant / Carer
WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
We are looking for a responsible, energetic and engaging person to work as a Personal Assistant for our 18-year-old son with additional needs, during weekends and school holiday times. He is a very happy, healthy active boy.
Ideal for (but not essential):
Students wanting experience and psychology students, or someone working with SEN students in a school or college.
Responsibilities:
Go out into the community using public transport for functional activities, such as food shopping and to the barbers.
Go out to organised activities, such as disability sports groups and a youth club.
Teach how to use his mobile phone when out and about.
Support with brushing teeth, washing hands/face, comb hair and eating.
Develop independence skills such as cooking, tidying bedroom etc.
Reading books at home.
Requirements:
Able to engage with a child with disabilities
Able to take the lead
Ensuring safety when out in the community
Physically active
Clear communicator
Fun to be around
Empathetic and caring
A willingness to learn basic Makaton signing (parents will teach)
Patience
Able to adapt
A desire to learn more about engaging with a person with disabilities
Applicant must be able to provide a reference.
Hours and rate
Ideally the applicant will be able to work during weekends and school holidays (not school days).
School term time weekends:
Up to 13 hours per week across Saturday and Sunday
School Holiday weeks:
Up to 36 hours per week, to be arranged on various days throughout the week and the weekend
Hourly gross rate: £13.85 (National Insurance paid by Local Authority)
Please note: if you are only able to commit to weekends or holiday weeks, that could also be an option.
Expenses
Oyster Card will be provided for public transport
Cost of activities will be covered by family
Training
Parents will provide full training and will shadow all activities until such times as both parties are comfortable with the PA being left alone with our son.
DBS check will be required (the successful applicant will have a DBS check carried out by local authority at no cost to the applicant)
Location
Isleworth (Twickenham side)