Personal Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.51 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2026 |
| Location: | Knottingley, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | WAK17400TB1 |
Summary
Interested in working in social care? Read on to find out how you can get involved.
About the Employer:
Looking for a PA for a bubbly young man to assist with daily living tasks and build a trusting relationship
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Xbox
• Watching sports
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home.Dog in the home.
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 with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• 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.
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.
Transport Requirement:
Car driver preferred but not essential.
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 2 hours and annual leave cover
Specific days/times required:
• Tuesday, 1pm to 3pm
• Thursday, 1pm to 3pm
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
About the Employer:
Looking for a PA for a bubbly young man to assist with daily living tasks and build a trusting relationship
Employer Disability and Health Conditions:
• Mobility / Physical
The employer's hobbies and interests:
• Xbox
• Watching sports
Other relevant information:
• The individual keeps pets in the home.Dog in the home.
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 with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• 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.
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.
Transport Requirement:
Car driver preferred but not essential.
Required Skills:
• Be honest, reliable, trustworthy and punctual.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy, including the prohibited use of social media in relation to the job role.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To work as part of a team.
• To be able to follow instructions accurately.
• Be patient, supportive and caring.
• Have good listening skills and be able to provide non-judgemental emotional support.
• Be empathetic.
• Previous caring experience is not essential, however you should have a genuine interest in supporting people with a disability/illness to achieve their goals.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Flexibility would be an advantage as the hours may be variable.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.
When you are Required:
Hours per week: 2 hours and annual leave cover
Specific days/times required:
• Tuesday, 1pm to 3pm
• Thursday, 1pm to 3pm
Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.