Personal Assistant (Sileby, Leicestershire)

Job Description

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

Job Reference: DP616886

Location: Sileby LE12

Rate: £17.00 per hour

Hours: 7.5 hours per week - 4 hours on Tuesdays, 2 hours on Thursdays, and 3 hours on alternate Sundays

Contract: Self-Employed, Permanent

Closing Date: 17th April 2026

An individual in the Sileby area requires social and daily living support from a female, self-employed, Personal Assistant.

Role Requirements

You will be required to:

• support the client with personal care tasks/toileting needs when required
• escort them to access the community to go swimming on Sundays (you will not be required to go into the pool)
• support them to take part in hobbies, go out shopping and gardening
• support with household tasks

You must have a full, clean UK driving licence and will need to occasionally drive the Motability car.

The client likes spending time with family, talking, swimming, pets (they have 3 cats and fishes), house plants, cooking, the garden, and going shopping.

They have been diagnosed with:

• a stroke causing left side weakness
• spasticity in left arm, hand and foot - calliper worn on left leg which often spasms
• neurodivergence

Due to poor mobility they are at risk of falls therefore some support may be required while out. They use a folding stick or powered wheelchair when out in the community and walk with a quad stick within the home. They are unable to negotiate steps, kerbs and uneven surfaces.

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, references and a DBS check (paid for by funding authority if you don’t already have a certificate).

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:

Darshna Pancholi

Telephone: 0116 305 3147

Email: DPSOemploymentsupport@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please forward an up to date CV by emailor complete the application form and return it to the email address above. Please remember to quote reference number DP616886 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.