Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 10 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 to £30.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 December 2025 |
| Location: | PL6 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Plymouth City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MLC10895 |
Summary
Introduction
I am a lady in my 50s with a cat and three adult daughters. I use a wheelchair to get around the house and require personal assistance to enable be to be independent.
I am looking for 2-4 new employees to join my care team and fill available shifts (The number of hires depends on how many shifts applicants want to work and whether they prefer part-time or full-time).
Duties
You will work to assist me in my daily activities, so that I am able to access what I need and move around the house. I will always be communicating and instructing, and I will tell you everything that I need during the shift.
To give you an idea of what assistance is required during each shift, I have roughly outlined my usual routine below.
The night shift is a sleeping shift. It involves helping me getting ready for bed, personal care using a hoist, helping me relieve leg cramps during the night when they wake me up, and helping me get out of bed in the morning. There is a bedroom adjacent to mine where you can sleep and I will usually call a couple times per night for 5 mins of assistance.
An afternoon shift involves helping me use the toilet using a hoist, helping me adjust my seating position in my wheelchair, and helping me to do light housework and providing assistance preparing food.
A morning shift involves assistance with my physiotherapy exercises, helping me do housework, and occasionally preparing food.
No experience is necessary - all training will be provided during working hours, and paid at the usual rate.
Job Ref. MLC10895
Hours
Shifts Available:
The following listed shifts are what would be best for me. I am willing to consider adjustments to these timings if you have other constraints or commitments to find something that works well for both of us.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday Night Shift - 22.00 - 9:30/10am
@ £180 per shift
Monday Afternoon Shift - 14:00-18:00
Tuesday Morning Shift - 11:00-14-00
Tuesday Afternoon Shift - 16:00-18-00
Wednesday Morning Shift - 10:00-14-00
Wednesday Afternoon Shift - 18:00-20-00
Friday Morning Shift - 11:00-14:00
Friday Afternoon Shift - 16:00-18:00
Saturday Afternoon Shift - 12:00-14:00
@ £12.21 per hour
I will also offer extended or additional hours when I need them (e.g. if I am unwell and require more care than usual, if I have more tasks to do during the day than usual, or if I need you to run an errand for me). There will be extra shifts available when I need cover for sick leave or holiday.
There is availability for Full-Time / Part Time / Bank / Permanent
Rate: £12.21-£30 per hour
Mon-Fri Day Shift: £12.21 an hour from 9.30am to 9.30pm
Sat-Sun Day Shift:£13 an hour from 9.30am to 9.30pm
Mon-Sun Night Shift: £15 an hour from 9.30pm to 9.30am
All Bank holidays (including Christmas day, boxing day and new years day): double hourly rate:£24, £26,£30
Essential
Female
Non-smoker
DBS check (cost met by employer)
Good listener and able to follow instructions and ask questions if you’re unsure
Reliability
Comfortable with there being a cat in the house
Desirable:
A full drivers license and a car. This is not required, but it can make it easier for you when traveling to my house for shorter shifts or to run errands for example. Free parking is available.
Based in the Plymouth area.
Important Information
As part of our Information Advice and Guidance Service, Plymouth City Council Direct Payments Team supports disabled people to employ their own staff. This vacancy is not a role within Plymouth City Council but an excellent opportunity to work directly for one of our clients. A right to work check will be undertaken before an any offer of employment. Vacancies may be subject to a DBS (formally CRB) check.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
I am a lady in my 50s with a cat and three adult daughters. I use a wheelchair to get around the house and require personal assistance to enable be to be independent.
I am looking for 2-4 new employees to join my care team and fill available shifts (The number of hires depends on how many shifts applicants want to work and whether they prefer part-time or full-time).
Duties
You will work to assist me in my daily activities, so that I am able to access what I need and move around the house. I will always be communicating and instructing, and I will tell you everything that I need during the shift.
To give you an idea of what assistance is required during each shift, I have roughly outlined my usual routine below.
The night shift is a sleeping shift. It involves helping me getting ready for bed, personal care using a hoist, helping me relieve leg cramps during the night when they wake me up, and helping me get out of bed in the morning. There is a bedroom adjacent to mine where you can sleep and I will usually call a couple times per night for 5 mins of assistance.
An afternoon shift involves helping me use the toilet using a hoist, helping me adjust my seating position in my wheelchair, and helping me to do light housework and providing assistance preparing food.
A morning shift involves assistance with my physiotherapy exercises, helping me do housework, and occasionally preparing food.
No experience is necessary - all training will be provided during working hours, and paid at the usual rate.
Job Ref. MLC10895
Hours
Shifts Available:
The following listed shifts are what would be best for me. I am willing to consider adjustments to these timings if you have other constraints or commitments to find something that works well for both of us.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday Night Shift - 22.00 - 9:30/10am
@ £180 per shift
Monday Afternoon Shift - 14:00-18:00
Tuesday Morning Shift - 11:00-14-00
Tuesday Afternoon Shift - 16:00-18-00
Wednesday Morning Shift - 10:00-14-00
Wednesday Afternoon Shift - 18:00-20-00
Friday Morning Shift - 11:00-14:00
Friday Afternoon Shift - 16:00-18:00
Saturday Afternoon Shift - 12:00-14:00
@ £12.21 per hour
I will also offer extended or additional hours when I need them (e.g. if I am unwell and require more care than usual, if I have more tasks to do during the day than usual, or if I need you to run an errand for me). There will be extra shifts available when I need cover for sick leave or holiday.
There is availability for Full-Time / Part Time / Bank / Permanent
Rate: £12.21-£30 per hour
Mon-Fri Day Shift: £12.21 an hour from 9.30am to 9.30pm
Sat-Sun Day Shift:£13 an hour from 9.30am to 9.30pm
Mon-Sun Night Shift: £15 an hour from 9.30pm to 9.30am
All Bank holidays (including Christmas day, boxing day and new years day): double hourly rate:£24, £26,£30
Essential
Female
Non-smoker
DBS check (cost met by employer)
Good listener and able to follow instructions and ask questions if you’re unsure
Reliability
Comfortable with there being a cat in the house
Desirable:
A full drivers license and a car. This is not required, but it can make it easier for you when traveling to my house for shorter shifts or to run errands for example. Free parking is available.
Based in the Plymouth area.
Important Information
As part of our Information Advice and Guidance Service, Plymouth City Council Direct Payments Team supports disabled people to employ their own staff. This vacancy is not a role within Plymouth City Council but an excellent opportunity to work directly for one of our clients. A right to work check will be undertaken before an any offer of employment. Vacancies may be subject to a DBS (formally CRB) check.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.