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Penderels Trust

Personal Care Assistant

🏒 Penderels Trust

⚑ On-site πŸ“ Derby, England πŸ•’ 1 day ago πŸ’° 11 GBP /hr

Job Description

About the Employer

A very friendly lady with a mobility disability and is a wheelchair user when out in the community, looking for a PA to support at home and to assist with going out into the community and getting involved with activities.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

  • Mobility / Physical
  • Cognitive / Learning

The employer's hobbies and interests:

. Writing / Crafts

  • Reading
  • Listening to music

Other relevant information

  • The individual has allergies. Penicilin.

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.
  • Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
  • 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 to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
  • Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
  • Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
  • Support with managing paperwork & correspondence .

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 and car owner – must have business insurance.

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 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.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 17.5 per week

Salary: From Β£11.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Flexitime

Schedule:

  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 22/08/2026
Reference ID: DER14738AM1

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