Personal Assistant – Supportive, Reliable & Community-Minded Role WC1643


Company:	Independent Lives
Salary:	from £13 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Westbury
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

Personal Assistant – Supportive, Reliable & Community-Minded Role

Ref: WC1643

Location: Westbury

Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Employment status:

Employed

Hours per week:

37 hours per week Part time/job share considered

Hourly pay rate:

£13 per hour

Are you caring, organised, and looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference every day? I’m looking for a friendly and reliable Personal Assistant to support me in living an active, independent, and fulfilling life.

I share my home with my lovely partner, our dog, and our cat, and I have a range of interests — from music festivals and word puzzles to reading and audiobooks. With an MSc in Clinical Psychology from the Open University, I’m passionate about inclusion and enjoy my volunteer work with an advocacy organisation that promotes social inclusion in local communities.

Your support will include daily personal care such as helping me get up, shower, dress, prepare meals, and assist with medication when needed. You’ll also help with evening care, including bathing and getting ready for bed. Experience with hoists is helpful but not essential — training can be provided.

Household support includes keeping the home clean and tidy, managing laundry, changing bed linen, and assisting with light cleaning and meal preparation. You’ll also help with basic admin tasks like keeping track of medical supplies and appointments.

Occasionally, you’ll accompany me on shopping trips, medical visits, and social outings — helping me stay connected to the community I care deeply about.

If you are kind, approachable, trustworthy, and sensitive to individual needs, I’d love to hear from you. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys meaningful, person-centred work in a friendly and welcoming home.

Duties include:

- Medication prompting/administering

- Personal grooming

- Other relevant duties as required

- Administration

- Housekeeping

- Cooking

- Transportation

- Companionship

- Dressing / undressing

- Bathroom assistance

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

- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

- Honest and cheerful

- Creative

- Must be comfortable with pets

- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

- Due to vehicle insurance purposes, the applicant must be over 25 and have a clean driving license

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.

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