Personal Assistant - BN/BW/08/26


Company:	Ideal for All
Salary:	from £25 an hour
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Worcestershire, WR3 7BZ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	29 Oct 2026
Closing date:	28 Nov 2026

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Summary

Job description and person specification

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Job Ref: BN/BW/08/26

Reporting to: Employer

Location: Worcestershire

Rate of Pay:

Nature of the job role:

The Personal Assistant (PA) will provide personalised support to Bethan to enable her to live as independently as possible, maintain her health, and manage her home. The role requires a flexible, person-centred approach, recognizing the impact of Bethan’s autism, anxiety, fatigue, and history of dissociative seizures. The PA will work alongside Bethan to build confidence and routines, providing appropriate prompting and guidance rather than taking over tasks.

To apply for this role please send a CV or letter outlining your suitability for the role to PAvacancies@idealforall.co.uk – please quote job reference in your application.

Alternatively if you would like to discuss the role please call 0121 558 5555 option 1 and speak to a member of the Direct Payment Team.

Essential requirements

Main Duties: Personal duties: • Support Bethan's independence, confidence, and daily routines within her home. • Provide prompts and encouragement with hygiene, dressing, and self-care. • Assist with meal planning, grocery shopping, and maintaining nutrition/hydration. • Help manage correspondence, forms, and tenancy-related tasks. • Support safety plans relating to her health needs and dissociative seizures. • Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, and promote her dignity. Domestic duties: • Support with general household cleaning, organisation, and bedroom hygiene. • Assist with laundry, including washing, drying, folding, and changing bed linen. • Assist with meal preparation, kitchen organisation, and cleaning after meals. • Help identify and report household repair issues to appropriate services. • Provide prompts to help Bethan develop confidence in managing her home. Social Duties: • Support Bethan to access local community activities, hobbies, and services safely. • Accompany Bethan to appointments and community facilities. • Provide reassurance and emotional support when she feels anxious or overwhelmed. • Encourage Bethan to maintain relationships with family and friends to reduce isolation. • Help plan social activities that promote her wellbeing and quality of life. Hours of work: 13 hours per week, used flexibly and arranged responsively to meet Bethan's needs: • Meal Preparation: 7 hours per week • Laundry, Bed Change and Household Tasks: 1 hour per week • Social Support and Accessing the Community: 3 hours per week • Personal Care Support: 2 hours per week Qualifications: • Essential: Experience supporting adults with additional needs/autism; understanding of anxiety and community confidence; good communication, patience, and reliability; willingness to learn about her specific health conditions and seizures. • Desirable: Health and Social Care qualification; training in Safeguarding Adults, First Aid, Autism awareness, and Seizure awareness. To apply for this role please send a CV or letter outlining your suitability for the role to PAvacancies@idealforall.co.uk – please quote job reference in your application. Alternatively if you would like to discuss the role please call 0121 558 5555 option 1 and speak to a member of the Direct Payment Team.

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