Personal Assistant Wanted – Bank/Cover PA for Academic holidays WC2044a
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £15.75 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Employed PAs = £ 15.75 p/h + 5.6 weeks holiday. Self employed = £18.40 p/h |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Trowbridge, Wiltshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Independent Lives |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | WC2044a |
Summary
Personal Assistant Wanted – Bank/Cover PA for Academic holidays
Ref: WC2044a
Location: Trowbridge
Details
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Preferred
Employment status:
Employed or Self-employed
Hours per week:
Holiday cover - mainly school holidays when my team are on leave or reduced hours Typical shifts are from 2-8 hours long with 3-6 days available per week. We would discuss and book in advance but their is some flexibility. There may also be ad-hoc or cover shifts term time.
Hourly pay rate:
Employed PAs = £ 15.75 p/h + 5.6 weeks holiday. Self employed = £18.40 p/h
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Are you a term-time worker , student or find yourself with time on your hands in the school holidays?
I have three fantastic PAs who make such a positive difference to me and I value them. However they all work fewer hours in the school holidays which means I have big gaps on my rota outside of term time and I am looking for the right person to join my team.
Are you kind, reliable, motivated and able to get stuck in?
I am a mid 40's lady with energy limiting health conditions that affect my ability to live my life the way I choose. I am looking to add another PA to my existing team, the right PA support gives me back choice and freedom. Could you be a good match?
I am not made for watching TV all day. I love a good purposeful project, gardening, a cuppa with friends, being outside in nature, museums, crafts, volunteering and cooking. My morning shifts are about setting me up for the day, food prep, a shower, quick kitchen tidy and hobbies. Its important to me my home is clean and organised so domestic tasks are included.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Moving and handling
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Looking after pets
- Gardening
- Dressing / undressing
- Shorter Morning shifts are all about getting up and ready for the day.
- Tasks may include the following:
- Making breakfast and drinks
- Tidying kitchen and emptying dishwasher
-Putting a wash on and/or putting clothes away.
- Food prep such as chopping veggies or boiling eggs
- Shower help and hair wash (no toileting)
- Setting up hobbies e.g. putting sewing machine ready
- Unpacking food shop
The longer shift are about assisting me to live my life both at home and out. This could be assisting me so that I can enjoy my hobbies, DIY or household projects or supporting me as I go shopping, visiting somewhere or someone or attending a workshop. Sometimes a shift is just about me being a person and having the support available to potter around my home and pop into town.
I am a wheelchair user.
Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
- Hygienic, tidy and well organised
- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
- Honest and cheerful
- Creative
- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- It is important to me that my PA’s and I are a good match and that we can work together in a comfortable and friendly way but still get the tasks done.
- You will have a can-do attitude and be willing to learn and get stuck in, follow routines and work on your own initiative once you have found your feet.
- Due to my chemical sensitivities and asthma you will be a non smoker and happy to not wear strong perfumes.
- We often have a dog visiting so you will be comfortable with dogs.
- Driver with own car preferred, mileage is paid at 45p a mile. Longer shifts require you to be a driver with own car.
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
Notes:
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.
Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
Ref: WC2044a
Location: Trowbridge
Details
This role is to support a Woman
The candidate should be a woman*
Drivers licence required: Preferred
Employment status:
Employed or Self-employed
Hours per week:
Holiday cover - mainly school holidays when my team are on leave or reduced hours Typical shifts are from 2-8 hours long with 3-6 days available per week. We would discuss and book in advance but their is some flexibility. There may also be ad-hoc or cover shifts term time.
Hourly pay rate:
Employed PAs = £ 15.75 p/h + 5.6 weeks holiday. Self employed = £18.40 p/h
-
Are you a term-time worker , student or find yourself with time on your hands in the school holidays?
I have three fantastic PAs who make such a positive difference to me and I value them. However they all work fewer hours in the school holidays which means I have big gaps on my rota outside of term time and I am looking for the right person to join my team.
Are you kind, reliable, motivated and able to get stuck in?
I am a mid 40's lady with energy limiting health conditions that affect my ability to live my life the way I choose. I am looking to add another PA to my existing team, the right PA support gives me back choice and freedom. Could you be a good match?
I am not made for watching TV all day. I love a good purposeful project, gardening, a cuppa with friends, being outside in nature, museums, crafts, volunteering and cooking. My morning shifts are about setting me up for the day, food prep, a shower, quick kitchen tidy and hobbies. Its important to me my home is clean and organised so domestic tasks are included.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Moving and handling
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Looking after pets
- Gardening
- Dressing / undressing
- Shorter Morning shifts are all about getting up and ready for the day.
- Tasks may include the following:
- Making breakfast and drinks
- Tidying kitchen and emptying dishwasher
-Putting a wash on and/or putting clothes away.
- Food prep such as chopping veggies or boiling eggs
- Shower help and hair wash (no toileting)
- Setting up hobbies e.g. putting sewing machine ready
- Unpacking food shop
The longer shift are about assisting me to live my life both at home and out. This could be assisting me so that I can enjoy my hobbies, DIY or household projects or supporting me as I go shopping, visiting somewhere or someone or attending a workshop. Sometimes a shift is just about me being a person and having the support available to potter around my home and pop into town.
I am a wheelchair user.
Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
- Hygienic, tidy and well organised
- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
- Honest and cheerful
- Creative
- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- It is important to me that my PA’s and I are a good match and that we can work together in a comfortable and friendly way but still get the tasks done.
- You will have a can-do attitude and be willing to learn and get stuck in, follow routines and work on your own initiative once you have found your feet.
- Due to my chemical sensitivities and asthma you will be a non smoker and happy to not wear strong perfumes.
- We often have a dog visiting so you will be comfortable with dogs.
- Driver with own car preferred, mileage is paid at 45p a mile. Longer shifts require you to be a driver with own car.
Additional requirements
Non-smoker due to medical reasons
Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission
Notes:
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.
Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9
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