Job Description

PLEASE NOTE: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL IS NOT THE EMPLOYER FOR THIS JOB. YOU WILL BE SELF-EMPLOYED.

Job Reference: TO703899

Location: Groby LE6

Rate: £17.50 per hour

Hours: 30.5 hours per week to be split between 2 PAs

Contract: Self-Employed, Permanent

Closing Date: 5th June 2026

Support is required from two female Personal Assistants to help an individual to remain as independent as possible, meet their care and support needs, and to encourage them to complete tasks where possible.

Role Requirements

You will be required to provide support with:

• personal care - showering daily (this person is able to physically shower however due to falls risk this person requires someone to be in the property when showering)
• applying creams, 2-4 times a day, to their whole body
• ensuring clean clothing is worn due to episodes of incontinence
• laundry tasks as needed, including changing the bed
• meal planning - preparation (could batch cook) and to support with food choices to maintain a healthy and nutritional diet
• weekly shopping
• light domestic tasks
• social support of 4 hours per week - visits to the hairdressers and window shopping at places like Beaumont Leys or Fosse Park

Two Personal Assistants would be preferred to cover the following hours to ensure continuity of care for annual leave and sickness:

• Daily support - AM one hour, Lunch one hour, Tea 45 minutes and PM 45 minutes
• Shopping - 2 hours per week
• Social Support - 4 hours pr week

Please note the above is a guide only and the hours can be altered and used flexibly to meet needs appropriately.

Female PAs are required due to the provision of personal care support.

The client has been disagnosed with:

• a skin condition that makes skin very sore and at risk of infection, requires creams to be applied 2-4 times per day
• dementia (Alzheimer's disease)
• falls
• chronic kidney disease stage 4
• past fracture of humerus
• depressive disorder
• heart failure
• essential hypertension

They are hard of hearing and can only walk for short distances.

The client enjoys:

• jigsaw puzzles and sudoku
• going to the hairdressers
• visiting local shopping centres

This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and friendly, and respectful of others’ privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs. Genuine applicants only please.

The role is subject to interview and references.

Please note the advert may close before the deadline date if a high number of responses are received

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Tina Oxbrough

Telephone: 0116 3050686

Email: DPSOemploymentsupport@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please forward an up to date CV by email to DPSOemploymentsupport@leics.gov.ukor complete the application form and return it to the email address above. Please remember to quote reference number TO703899 as part of your application.

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This advert has been placed by Leicestershire County Council on behalf of a direct payments recipient. Leicestershire County Council is not the employer. You will be self-employed.