Compassionate Personal Assistant for Independent Living

Lancashire Independent Living Service; Preston; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Independent Living Service in Preston is seeking a caring Personal Assistant to support a wheelchair-using client to live independently at home. The role is varied, offering practical and emotional support to maintain wellbeing and daily routines.

You will assist with mobility, meals, personal care, appointments, diary management, light housekeeping and community access; a driver is desirable but not essential. DBS check will be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar care, support worker or personal assistant role is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the client in and out of the bath and providing support with mobility when required.
• Preparing meals and encouraging healthy eating.
• Prompting and encouraging the client to maintain personal hygiene and self-care routines.
• Supporting the client to attend medical and other appointments.
• Assisting with diary management, appointments and household correspondence.
• Collecting prescriptions and supporting medication ordering.
• Helping with laundry and other light household tasks.
• Encouraging and supporting the client to access the local community and maintain social engagement.
• Providing practical and emotional support during periods when the client is experiencing low mood or reduced motivation.
• Supporting the client when driving is difficult due to health or mobility issues (a driver is desirable but not essential).

Skills

Caring

Reliability

Adaptability

Job description

Lancashire Independent Living Service in Preston is seeking a caring Personal Assistant to support a wheelchair-using client to live independently at home. The role is varied, offering practical and emotional support to maintain wellbeing and daily routines.

You will assist with mobility, meals, personal care, appointments, diary management, light housekeeping and community access; a driver is desirable but not essential. DBS check will be required.