Female Personal Assistant (5212)
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2026 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Suffolk Independent Living |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5212 |
Summary
Female* Personal Assistant required in Bury St Edmunds
£13.00 per hour
Bank position to cover holiday and sickness
Job reference: 5212
Brief
Female* Personal Assistant required for a 44-year-old woman in Bury St Edmunds. The position is one focused on supporting the client with personal care, domestic duties, and medicine, overall assisting her in her independence and supporting her in her own home.
This is a bank position to cover holiday and sickness. An idea of what you would be asked to cover is 16-18 hours per week with a pay rate of £13.00 per hour. The shifts will take place during the week, negotiable with candidates. These are expected to be four – four to six hours in length, for example 9am-1pm, or 10am-2pm, again as negotiated.
The client has a great love in seeing her friends, family and pet cat. She enjoys spending her spare time making arts and crafts, listening to live music and going to motorbike shows. She is looking for an attentive and supporting Personal Assistant to support her and help her live the best life she possibly can.
Duties
Support nutrition through preparing meals
Support in domestic duties to make home safe and clean
Support with personal hygiene
Support with medication management
Support with appointments
Support for shopping
Support with physio
Support with drying and washing hair
Personal care
Essential criteria
Female Worker required due to personal care involvement (*Schedule 9, P1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies)
Driving licence and own car
Discrete and professional
Excellent communication, verbally and written
Observant
Observes and provides good hygiene in regards to personal care and when preparing foods
Confident
Experience in medicine management
Candidates must be able to work unsupervised
Full vaccination status
Desirable Criteria
Knowledge of first aid
Experience in a similar role
Summary Conditions
Bank position for holiday and sickness cover – zero-hour contract.
The hours and times of work for this position are negotiable and would depend on the main employee’s absence. An idea of what you would be asked to cover, would be four weekdays per week with either 9am-1pm, or 10am-2pm. The hours will total 16-18 per week. Shifts can be shortened in length to account for five days per week, but this is negotiable between candidate and employer.
The pay rate for this position is £13.00 per hour.
You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role.
The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks
The post is subject to the following: Satisfactory DBS check and references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer. Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 3 months.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form, quoting the job reference number 5212 and return to SIL.
Please refer to the job description, when completing your application form.
Online form: https://www.suffolkindependentliving.org.uk/application-form-1
Email: suffolk@silmail.org Telephone: 01473 603876
Post - Address: SIL, Unit 21, IP City Centre, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD
£13.00 per hour
Bank position to cover holiday and sickness
Job reference: 5212
Brief
Female* Personal Assistant required for a 44-year-old woman in Bury St Edmunds. The position is one focused on supporting the client with personal care, domestic duties, and medicine, overall assisting her in her independence and supporting her in her own home.
This is a bank position to cover holiday and sickness. An idea of what you would be asked to cover is 16-18 hours per week with a pay rate of £13.00 per hour. The shifts will take place during the week, negotiable with candidates. These are expected to be four – four to six hours in length, for example 9am-1pm, or 10am-2pm, again as negotiated.
The client has a great love in seeing her friends, family and pet cat. She enjoys spending her spare time making arts and crafts, listening to live music and going to motorbike shows. She is looking for an attentive and supporting Personal Assistant to support her and help her live the best life she possibly can.
Duties
Support nutrition through preparing meals
Support in domestic duties to make home safe and clean
Support with personal hygiene
Support with medication management
Support with appointments
Support for shopping
Support with physio
Support with drying and washing hair
Personal care
Essential criteria
Female Worker required due to personal care involvement (*Schedule 9, P1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies)
Driving licence and own car
Discrete and professional
Excellent communication, verbally and written
Observant
Observes and provides good hygiene in regards to personal care and when preparing foods
Confident
Experience in medicine management
Candidates must be able to work unsupervised
Full vaccination status
Desirable Criteria
Knowledge of first aid
Experience in a similar role
Summary Conditions
Bank position for holiday and sickness cover – zero-hour contract.
The hours and times of work for this position are negotiable and would depend on the main employee’s absence. An idea of what you would be asked to cover, would be four weekdays per week with either 9am-1pm, or 10am-2pm. The hours will total 16-18 per week. Shifts can be shortened in length to account for five days per week, but this is negotiable between candidate and employer.
The pay rate for this position is £13.00 per hour.
You will be reimbursed for any agreed expenses incurred as part of the role.
The annual holiday entitlement for this position will be equivalent to the work I would normally expect to be done during 5.6 consecutive weeks
The post is subject to the following: Satisfactory DBS check and references from two referees, one of which must be your current or last employer. Completion of a satisfactory probationary period of 3 months.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form, quoting the job reference number 5212 and return to SIL.
Please refer to the job description, when completing your application form.
Online form: https://www.suffolkindependentliving.org.uk/application-form-1
Email: suffolk@silmail.org Telephone: 01473 603876
Post - Address: SIL, Unit 21, IP City Centre, 1 Bath Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SD