Personal Assistant


Company:	Medway Council
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Chatham
Working pattern:	Field-based
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	25 Sept 2026
Closing date:	25 Oct 2026

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Summary

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Role: Self-Employed Personal Assistant

Hours: Total support of 4 hours per week. Times can be very flexible throughout the week by arrangement (but not between 2pm and 4pm on weekdays).

Location: ME5

Job Description

We are looking for a friendly, reliable and confident female Self-Employed Personal Assistant to support and engage with a 21-year-old young woman who lives at home with her mum and sister. This young lady lives with chronic health conditions that limit her ability to engage in physical activities, and she is mainly bed-bound. The aim is for you to get to know this young lady and develop a trusting working relationship so that you can provide safe and consistent support.

The role is designed to provide mum with a short break from her extensive caring responsibilities by providing companionship to this young woman, mainly in the home, whilst also undertaking some light cleaning and household tasks to further assist mum. Mum would also appreciate some help with organising and filing letters and correspondence.

About the Role

The successful candidate will spend time with the young person, either conversing with her or supporting her with activities she enjoys, whilst being a safe and reassuring presence.

There may be times when you support this young lady outside the home, so you will need to be able to assist her with using her manual wheelchair for short local outings.

You will not necessarily be required to undertake personal care duties; however, a willingness and ability to provide support in this area would be beneficial.

The timings for this support can be flexible and may include evenings and weekends by arrangement, if convenient.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

Caring, patient and supportive

Reliable and trustworthy

Confident in supporting a young person with extensive health issues

Able to be proactive, encourage participation in gentle activities, and engage with her subjects of interest

A positive individual with a great sense of humour

Flexible with working hours

If this sounds like a role you can help us with, we would really like to hear from you.

Enhanced DBS and references required.

This advert complies with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our clients. Should your application be successful and you are offered the position, your contract will be directly with the customer and not with Medway Council. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please do not apply if you require sponsorship or a visa.

For more information, please email sdsadmin@medway.gov.uk

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