Female Personal Care Assistant


Company:	Penderels Trust
Salary:	from £13.01 an hour
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Castleford, WF10 1XX
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Aug 2026
Closing date:	24 Sept 2026

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Summary

Interested in working in social care? Read on to find out how you can get involved.

To apply, follow the link provided and fill out an application form or forward your application or CV to parecruitment@penderelstrust.org.uk (Please include the job reference number: WAK17749TB1 to your email if submitting via email). Please note that by submitting your CV you are confirming that you have read and understand the terms of the privacy policy. (http://penderelstrust.org.uk/paPrivacy.php)

About the Employer

Lovely young woman with 5 month old baby requires a morning call Monday - Friday for getting up, washed, taking medication, etc. plus a Wednesday afternoon call. There will also be 2 hours per week cleaning and shopping, which can be arranged with the service user to benefit both parties. Lovely bungalow on the outskirts of Castleford. Service user is a full time wheelchair user with additional health needs.

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).

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