Female Personal Care Assistant


Company:	Penderels Trust
Salary:	£13.01
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Wakefield, WF10 3LQ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Jul 2026
Closing date:	27 Aug 2026

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Summary

Job Reference: WAK17705TB1

Location: Castleford, WF10, Yorkshire and Humber

About the Employer:

Lovely young single mum with 5 month old daughter requires a personal care call weekday mornings for getting herself up, washed, medicated, etc, plus an afternoon/evening call on a Wednesday, plus additional hours for cleaning and shopping which can be arranged with the service user regarding days and times. Service user lives in a lovely bungalow as she is a full time wheelchair user with additional care needs. Looking for someone friendly and bubbly to join the team.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Spinal Chord • Invisible

Other relevant information:

• The individual is a smoker.

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.

• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.

• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.

• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.

• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

• Support with managing paperwork & correspondence.

Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.

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:

Full driving licence is essential as the role requires you to drive the employer’s vehicle (employer to check age requirement with car insurance provider).

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