Female Personal Assistant Norwich, NR1 £12.89 per hour, 15 hours per week

UKCIL Ltd.; Norwich; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd. in Norwich NR1 is seeking a caring Personal Assistant to support a wheelchair-using woman with health needs. The role combines personal care, meal prep, and daily living tasks to maintain wellbeing, independence and quality of life.

You will work 15 hours per week, daytime hours between 11:30am and 10pm, with occasional extra hours for sickness or holiday cover. A driving licence and ability to travel with the client are required, and a DBS check and references will be requested.

Qualifications

• Previous care or Personal Assistant experience.
• Confidence providing personal care.
• Experienced preparing fresh gluten-free meals.
• A reliable, flexible and punctual approach, with respect for confidentiality and boundaries.
• Confidence using a smartphone, WhatsApp, shared calendars and electronic rotas.
• A full driving licence, reliable transport and appropriate business insurance.
• To be comfortable around a cat and physically able to handle a foldable wheelchair following training.

Responsibilities

• Support health, wellbeing, activities, travel and community participation.
• Provide personal care when needed.
• Meal preparation and gluten-free handling.
• Monitor fatigue and CGM alerts; support intake.
• Assist with wheelchair handling and transport.
• Light domestic tasks and home organization.
• Medication prompts and appointment management.

Skills

Care or PA experience

Personal care

Gluten-free meal prep

Reliability & punctuality

Digital scheduling tools

Driving licence & car

Cat-friendly & wheelchair handling

Tools

Smartphone

WhatsApp

Shared calendars

Electronic rotas

Job description

Female Personal Assistant Norwich, NR1 £12.89 per hour, 15 hours per week

About me

I am a friendly 48-year-old lady with a good sense of humour. I live with my partner and our cat and value positive, supportive working relationships. I use a wheelchair and, because my physical and mental health conditions affect me differently from day to day, I am looking for an additional PA to join my established team.

The role

You will help me maintain my wellbeing, independence and quality of life. The role includes:

• Support with health, wellbeing, activities, travel and community participation
• Personal care when needed, including showering, dressing, hair care and continence support
• Meal preparation and batch cooking, including safe gluten-free food handling
• Monitoring fatigue and low blood sugar, responding to CGM alerts and supporting food and fluid intake
• Wheelchair support indoors and outdoors, including safely transporting a foldable wheelchair
• Light domestic tasks such as cleaning, laundry, bedding and keeping the home organised
• Medication prompts, appointments, diary tasks, administration and rota planning

About you

You will be caring, dependable and confident working both independently and as part of a team.

• Previous care or Personal Assistant experience
• Confidence providing personal care
• Experienced preparing fresh gluten-free meals
• A reliable, flexible and punctual approach, with respect for confidentiality and boundaries
• Confidence using a smartphone, WhatsApp, shared calendars and electronic rotas
• A full driving licence, reliable transport and appropriate business insurance
• To be comfortable around a cat and physically able to handle a foldable wheelchair following training
• This role is open to female applicants under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Hours, pay and benefits

• 15 hours per week, worked between 11.30am and 10pm, with additional hours sometimes available for sickness and holiday cover
• £12.89 per hour for daytime hours
• Paid induction, shadowing and mandatory training, including Moving and Handling, Food Safety, hypoglycaemia and CGM support, and gluten-free food handling
• Holiday entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks of your normal working pattern
• Once we have built a good working relationship, there may also be the option of additional waking overnight support at £12.71 per hour

Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check paid for by the employer, two satisfactory references (including your current or most recent employer) and a three month probation period.

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Domestic Care
• Social + Leisure activities
• Support to remain independent

Training

• Essential PA Guide
• Safeguarding Adults/Children
• Moving & Handling
• Food Hygiene

Transportation

• Full UK driving license
• Own personal car

Medical

• Safe Administration of Medication