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Gloucestershire

Personal Assistant

Moreton-in-Marsh, South West

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Job reference 17774 Closes 7th October 2026
Hourly rate Standard rate: £20.80 per hour, with all additional agreed hours paid. Overnight support (6:30pm-9:30am): £223.50 24-hour/live-in support: £389.90 per 24-hour period
Hours 24 hours per week. Additional and backup work may also be available across the wider PA team. Enhanced-rate overnight and 24-hour/live-in support is available when required. This may include extended cover in the UK as well as periods when the employer is
Contract type Permanent
Minimum age 25 and over
Driving Driving licence essential
Care experience Not essential Genuine interest in supporting people required

When you are required

Availability is required on the following days and times:

Monday 9.30am to 5.30pm
Saturday 9.30am to 5.30pm
Sunday 9.30am to 5.30pm

Dates and times are flexible and can be discussed at interview.

About the employer

We are looking to meet new Personal Assistants/Companions as we continue to build a small, established team supporting a great guy in his own home in the North Cotswolds. This is a varied role combining companionship, mobility support, activities, cooking and responsibility for keeping the home clean, organised and running well. Regular Saturday-Monday work is available, alongside opportunities for additional cover and enhanced-rate overnight and live-in support when extended support is required, including during periods of overseas travel. This is not a conventional personal care role. No intimate or personal care is required. Personality, reliability, initiative and finding the right fit are particularly important to us.

Disability and health conditions

  • Mobility / Physical
  • Acquired Brain Injury
  • Cognitive / Learning
  • Invisible
Epilepsy

Other relevant information

  • The individual keeps pets in the home. Support includes walking our Beagle.

About the role

Duties and responsibilities

  • 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 the individual to look after/care for pets.
  • Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
  • Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
  • Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
  • Develop a good and trusting one-to-one working relationship.
  • Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.
  • Support with gardening.

The individual's 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 and to report defects or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure. Costs will be covered.

Transport requirement

A full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer's vehicle. For insurance purposes you must be at least 25 years old.

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.
  • Be able to work on own initiative.
  • Work as part of a team.
  • 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 employer’s 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.
We are looking for someone warm, sociable, exceptionally reliable and confident working independently. You should be physically active and capable of providing close mobility support, including shadow walking and appropriate weight-bearing assistance

Required training

Successful candidates are required to undertake any training considered necessary and appropriate to the role.

Previous PA or support experience is welcome but is not essential for the right person. We are particularly interested in transferable skills and would welcome applications from backgrounds such as hospitality/chefs, military, police, ambulance/emerg