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Personal Assistant

Job Reference: LIN17042LT2


Expiry Date: 11th September 2025

Location: Fotherby near Louth, East Midlands
Hourly Rate of pay: £12.21 per day hour plus £78.30 per sleep in double time for bank holidays
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours per week: average of 9.87 hours per week on a rota week 1 17.5 hour plus 1 sleep
Applicants must be 18 years of age or over.

When you are Required


Specific days/times required:
• Monday, 8am to 430pm week 1
• Tuesday, 4pm to 10pm plus sleep in week 2
• Wednesday, 8am to 10pm plus sleep in week 2
• Thursday, 3pm to 10pm plus sleep in week 1 and 8am to 10am week 2
• Friday, 8am to 11am week 1

About the Employer

Gentleman with downes syndrome able to walk but non verbal. Needs support with every day activities including personal care cooking house cleaning. Looking for someone to motivate gentleman to go out and take part in social activities. The hours are worked over a 4 week rota as follows week 1 17.5 hours plus 1 sleep week 2 22 hours plus 2 sleeps week 3 no hours Week 4 same as week 1 average hours per week 9.87



Employer Disability and Health Conditions
• Cognitive / Learning



The employer's hobbies and interests:
• bowling


Other relevant information

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.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

Due to the following requirements of the role, only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position:

• You will be required to administer medication.
• Shifts may start before and or after 10pm


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.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

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 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.
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting to the employers needs on a daily basis.
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to get involved.
• Have a lively personality.

Does this position interest you?

This advert may close before the stated date if sufficient applications are received.

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