Personal Assistant – Morning PA wanted to join my team WC2044


Company:	Independent Lives
Salary:	£15.75 - £18.40
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Trowbridge, BA14 9DE
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Jul 2026
Closing date:	12 Aug 2026

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Summary

Personal Assistant – Morning PA wanted to join my team

Ref: WC2044

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:

Two or more shifts from 8-9am Monday to Friday. Please state which days you are available. Saturday or every other Saturday - 8-10am with possible additional hours by mutual agreement. As part of my PA team you would be offered additional hours ad-hoc for holiday cover, team sickness or one-off activities. There is no expectation for you to accept.

Hourly pay rate:

Employed = £ 15.75 p/h + 5.6 weeks holiday / Self employed = £18.40 p/h / mileage = 45p per mile

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

- Other relevant duties as required

- Administration

- Housekeeping

- Shopping

- Cooking

- Transportation

- Looking after pets

- Gardening

- Dressing / undressing

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

If you opt to take ad-hoc shifts as cover you will be assisting me with my daily life both at home and out. 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

- 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.

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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