Personal Care Assistant

Responsibilities

• Assistance with personal care including bathing
• Assistance with dressing, e.g., buttons and shoes
• Preparing and cooking meals
• Assistance with grocery shopping and collecting medication
• Housework including cleaning, tidying and laundry
• Assistance with paperwork and administrative tasks
• Assistance with social activities such as going to the cinema
• Assistance with attending medical appointments

Services Provided

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Domestic Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

Work Schedule

Typical weekly schedule (total between 2 or 3 PAs):

Monday: 10:00‑10:45, 17:30‑19:00Tuesday: 10:00‑10:45, 15:30‑19:00Wednesday: 10:00‑10:45, 13:30‑19:00Thursday: 10:00‑10:45, 15:30‑19:00Friday: 10:00‑10:45, 17:30‑19:00Saturday: 17:30‑19:00Sunday: 11:00‑14:30 + 4 hours to be worked at a mutually agreed time

Qualifications

• Willing and able to follow the coronavirus policy strictly (outlined at interview or available on request)
• Must be available to work Friday, Saturday OR Sunday, Monday and at least one other weekday
• Advanced level of day‑to‑day English language skills (C1 Speaking, Listening and Reading)
• Good understanding of a PA’s role in enabling choice and control for disabled people
• Excellent communication skills
• Good food safety knowledge and cooking skills; comfortable preparing and cooking meat
• Strong commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity
• Must be queer friendly, willing to support attending LGBTQ events/venues
• Reliable, respectful, discreet, sensitive, friendly, and pro‑active in the role
• Able to work quickly and efficiently, sometimes under pressure
• Flexible – willing and able to change working hours at short notice, cover for colleagues if unwell and be contactable in an emergency
• Willingness to learn and develop

Desirable

• Experience of working in a family home and with different generations
• Similar interests, especially in sociology, politics, literature, podcasts and/or TV
• Experience of or interest in challenging social injustice

Employment Details

Location: Durham

Pay: £13.50 per hour

Part Time – up to 8 hours a week

Fixed term: 22nd June – 27th September 2026 (possibility to move to a permanent role from September)

Statutory holiday pay included.

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