Personal Care Assistant


Company:	Penderels Trust
Salary:	from £13.01 an hour
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Wakefield, WF11 3LQ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Aug 2026
Closing date:	23 Sept 2026

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Summary

Job Reference: WAK17736EN1

Location: Knottingley, Wakefield, WF11, Yorkshire and Humber

About the Employer:

PA wanted to assist a gentleman spinal injury and fibromyalgia with daily living tasks, three calls per day, seven days per week to be split between two carers.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Mobility / Physical and Spinal injury, fibromyalgia

Other relevant information:

• The individual is a smoker.

• The individual keeps pets in the home - 1 small dog.

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 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.

• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.

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

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 preferred but not essential.

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