Personal Assistant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 28 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Halifax, West Yorkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Private Household |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Job title: Personal Assistant
Reporting to: The client
About the employer:
The client is a thirty-four-year-old who lives with chronic health conditions, most notably non-epileptic seizures (also known as non-epileptic attack disorder) and hemiplegic migraines. These conditions have a significant impact on her daily life and as such, she requires help and support, both within her home environment and to access social activities.
She has a passion for music and singing and enjoys getting out and about in the countryside. She regularly attends a local long covid support group and enjoys socialising with others. She also enjoys doing arts and crafts and baking.
Job purpose:
To support the client with a variety of tasks which will enable and assist her to meet her full potential while being supported in a safe and supportive way. To ensure that the client’s care needs and support needs are met enabling her to live her personal and social life according to the client’s wishes and interests.
Main Duties:
Social duties, for example,
• Support to attend medical appointments.
• Accompany the client to access social activities when she is in the community. For example, when attending singing workshops or attending the long covid group. Also to safely attend social events such as going to the cinema or concerts.
• Support to socialise with family and friends.
• To offer support and supervise hobbies such as baking and arts and crafts.
Personal care,
• To shower safely, due to seizures.
• Support with my continence needs e.g. assist with changing pad.
• Support oral hygiene for example cleaning teeth when required.
• Support washing and dressing when required.
Medication Support,
• Support to prompt medication and administer medication.
• Support to order medication.
Domestic duties:
• Support with grocery shopping.
• Supervise and support cooking and serving meals and snacks and ensuring the client drinks plenty and has drinks to hand.
• Support with cleaning around the flat, changing linen, doing laundry and ironing.
You may be requested to undertake other duties to ensure that the care remains consistent and safe.
These duties may vary from day to day.
Person Specification:
You should be a non-judgemental, adaptable, honest and compassionate person.
You should be able to demonstrate that you are able to build a good friendly relationship and have a good understanding of professional boundaries.
You should have experience of giving person centred care. Placing the care of the client at the centre of what you do.
You should be flexible and able to respond in a clam manner in an emergency, you should be able to monitor and understand the client’s care needs and be able to recognise signs of an unwell person and therefore be able to respond appropriately to ensure safety.
You should be able to work independently and also in collaboration with other services that support the client’s needs.
It would be helpful for you to have some understanding of the client’s condition and an understand seizures and how to manage them.
You should have a willingness to travel.
You should be willing to undertake training and learning opportunities.
You should have a good understanding of legislation for example, Mental Capacity Act, disabilities discrimination, and human rights act.
You should have a good understand of medication and administration.
You should hold a vailed DBS or willing to undertake one.
What you can expect to receive:
• Full training will be given.
• Help and support during the induction period.
• Access to other training opportunities
• Competitive rates of pay
• Workplace pension
Hours of work:
Hours to be agreed, there is expectation to work over 7 days covering weekends, evenings and holiday cover. Flexible hours to be mutually agreed.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience:
• Driving licence
• Car with correct insurance
• Preferably first aid trained
• Have experience with administering medication competently
• Good at building relationships
• Be able to communicate effectively in a wide range of settings and situations
• Experience of working with people with disabilities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to make informed decisions which are in the best interest of the client and adapt to changing situations.
• Be able to be watchful and then proactive to the client’s changing symptoms to ensure their safety
• Understanding of care plans and the ability to implement them accurately
• Empathy, patience and a genuine desire to help others are essential qualities for this role
This position offers the opportunity to make a significant difference in the life of those who you assist.
Reporting to: The client
About the employer:
The client is a thirty-four-year-old who lives with chronic health conditions, most notably non-epileptic seizures (also known as non-epileptic attack disorder) and hemiplegic migraines. These conditions have a significant impact on her daily life and as such, she requires help and support, both within her home environment and to access social activities.
She has a passion for music and singing and enjoys getting out and about in the countryside. She regularly attends a local long covid support group and enjoys socialising with others. She also enjoys doing arts and crafts and baking.
Job purpose:
To support the client with a variety of tasks which will enable and assist her to meet her full potential while being supported in a safe and supportive way. To ensure that the client’s care needs and support needs are met enabling her to live her personal and social life according to the client’s wishes and interests.
Main Duties:
Social duties, for example,
• Support to attend medical appointments.
• Accompany the client to access social activities when she is in the community. For example, when attending singing workshops or attending the long covid group. Also to safely attend social events such as going to the cinema or concerts.
• Support to socialise with family and friends.
• To offer support and supervise hobbies such as baking and arts and crafts.
Personal care,
• To shower safely, due to seizures.
• Support with my continence needs e.g. assist with changing pad.
• Support oral hygiene for example cleaning teeth when required.
• Support washing and dressing when required.
Medication Support,
• Support to prompt medication and administer medication.
• Support to order medication.
Domestic duties:
• Support with grocery shopping.
• Supervise and support cooking and serving meals and snacks and ensuring the client drinks plenty and has drinks to hand.
• Support with cleaning around the flat, changing linen, doing laundry and ironing.
You may be requested to undertake other duties to ensure that the care remains consistent and safe.
These duties may vary from day to day.
Person Specification:
You should be a non-judgemental, adaptable, honest and compassionate person.
You should be able to demonstrate that you are able to build a good friendly relationship and have a good understanding of professional boundaries.
You should have experience of giving person centred care. Placing the care of the client at the centre of what you do.
You should be flexible and able to respond in a clam manner in an emergency, you should be able to monitor and understand the client’s care needs and be able to recognise signs of an unwell person and therefore be able to respond appropriately to ensure safety.
You should be able to work independently and also in collaboration with other services that support the client’s needs.
It would be helpful for you to have some understanding of the client’s condition and an understand seizures and how to manage them.
You should have a willingness to travel.
You should be willing to undertake training and learning opportunities.
You should have a good understanding of legislation for example, Mental Capacity Act, disabilities discrimination, and human rights act.
You should have a good understand of medication and administration.
You should hold a vailed DBS or willing to undertake one.
What you can expect to receive:
• Full training will be given.
• Help and support during the induction period.
• Access to other training opportunities
• Competitive rates of pay
• Workplace pension
Hours of work:
Hours to be agreed, there is expectation to work over 7 days covering weekends, evenings and holiday cover. Flexible hours to be mutually agreed.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience:
• Driving licence
• Car with correct insurance
• Preferably first aid trained
• Have experience with administering medication competently
• Good at building relationships
• Be able to communicate effectively in a wide range of settings and situations
• Experience of working with people with disabilities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to make informed decisions which are in the best interest of the client and adapt to changing situations.
• Be able to be watchful and then proactive to the client’s changing symptoms to ensure their safety
• Understanding of care plans and the ability to implement them accurately
• Empathy, patience and a genuine desire to help others are essential qualities for this role
This position offers the opportunity to make a significant difference in the life of those who you assist.