Personal Care Assistant

Purpose of the job:

• I am an 80-year-old woman living in NW6 area of London.
• Applicants should live within London and be able to speak English as I have a hearing impairment.
• I would like to employ a friendly, female personal assistant for 3 hours per week. I am very keen to build a trusting and positive companionship to support me with my everyday needs.
• I have a very close relationship with my family, companions, children and Grandchildren. We are all very close and show a great deal of kindness towards each other. We all support each other working well as a team. I spend as much time with them as possible. They help to support me with living as independent as possible.
• I am very passionate about engaging in good, meaningful conversation which is good for my mental wellbeing. You should be able to stimulate me through conversations covering a wide range of topics.
• I enjoy colouring illustrations, so it would be desirable that you share this interest.
• I love music and enjoy dancing, I listen to the radio a lot, I do love to chat and have a giggle, both of which help to stimulate and help my wellbeing.
• If you would like to work within a nurturing and supportive environment and have the enthusiasm to help me maintain a clean home and build a good companionship, I would love to hear from you.

Hours and rate of Pay:

• 3 hours per week
• £16.00 per hour
• Wages will be made through a payroll service
• Every Friday 9am 12pm (room for flexibility on agreement)

Supervision My personal assistant is accountable to the employer in all aspects of their work. They should always ask what my needs are and listen to my directions and requests.

Main Duties:
The main duties identified in the job description are examples of the expectations required; there may be occasions where you are reasonably requested to provide additional activities to be undertaken inside or outside of the home.

1. I can wash and dress myself but may need some gentle direction and encouragement.
2. I struggle to keep my home clean and tidy, so I will need you support me with this maintenance. This will not be too strenuous and working together as a team will be perfect.
3. Encourage and engage in good stimulating conversation
4. To support with nutritional needs and drinking fluids when required

Personal Assistant Specification:

• My assistant must be honest, trustworthy, and reliable.
• My assistant must respect my privacy and always maintain my dignity.
• My assistant must be enthusiastic and flexible with a caring disposition.
• You must be able to work well independently.
• The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be funded through your employer.

“Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus”


‘Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the schedule 9 of the equality act 2010’ for a female worker to work with our client’

Vacancy closing date: 25-Mar-2025