Female Personal Care Assistant

The Rowan Organisation; Reading; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A personal care service in Upper Bucklebury is seeking a Female Personal Care Assistant to support a joyful 23-year-old with daily needs. You will assist with personal care, communication, and supervision during activities. The role offers flexible hours, a competitive rate, and requires a commitment to confidentiality and personal safety. Ideal candidates are friendly, trustworthy, and reliable.

Qualifications

• Must be able to drive.
• Good level of general fitness and flexibility required.
• Punctuality and reliability essential.

Responsibilities

• Support daily personal care and hygiene needs of L.
• Assist in communication and movement as needed.
• Monitor L during episodes requiring attention.

Skills

Driving

General fitness

Punctuality

Friendliness

Supportiveness

Trustworthiness

Job description

Job Reference: MB-LWM-Upperbucklebury

Job Title: Female Personal Care Assistant

Responsible to: The employer – L’S parents

Hours: Up to 27 hours per week plus extra hours

Rate of pay: £15.97 Weekday/evening rate, £20.75 weekend/bank holiday rate

Closing date: Friday 12.12.25 - Applicants will be contacted after this date.

Work Pattern

• Tuesday – 18.00 to 22.00
• Wednesday – 18.00 to 22.00
• Thursday – 8.00 to 15.00
• Friday – 18.00 to 22.00
• Sunday 8:00 – 13.00

Location: Upper Bucklebury, RG7

Role Overview

This is a unique opportunity to work within our family home to help support our incredible daughter “L” who is 23 years old. She is a happy peaceful person who requires continuous one to one support. She is calm and has no challenging behaviours. She requires help with all her daily needs including personal care, communicating and movement around the home and on outings. You will join a dedicated team of family and Personal Assistants.

Extra hours are necessary to cover PA team holidays, sickness and parent’s respite breaks. By arrangement.

Why this role exists - Purpose

• To ensure day and evening activities support L’s needs and interests; to live a full and enriching life.
• To ensure her NIV (Non invasive ventilation) device and its use is supervised when required. This may occasionally include oxygen use as well.
• To respond to L’s hygiene needs
• To closely monitor L when she is having an epileptic episode or at risk of an epileptic episode
• To support L’s optimal posture and body functioning by carrying out agreed exercises
• To support her at mealtimes and to follow the agreed meal plan (she has identified allergies)
• To undertake light domestic and administrative duties to support L’s family and the PA team as required throughout the day and evening

Specific tasks

1. Ensure L is always observed and monitored.
2. To ensure L is correctly and safely positioned when sitting, travelling and active.
3. To supervise L’s use of the NIV device during the day when required.
4. To ensure the NIV device is working correctly, if not to report any issues promptly.
5. To write up the daytime/evening shift notes to enable correct monitoring and handover to the night shift.
6. To ensure L’s hygiene needs are met.
7. To be prompt in responding to L’s needs when she has an episode and apply the agreed protocol.
8. To ensure L’s dietary and drinking needs are met as agreed.
9. To undertake relevant cleaning (including the NIV device) and housework to support L’s family and meal preparations as required.
10. To undertake admin support e.g., printing L’s monitoring sheets.
11. Prepare food that has been batched cooked in advance.

Personal Specification

• Must be able to drive.
• A good level of general fitness and flexibility is required.
• Punctuality and reliability essential.
• Able to work extra hours when required to support the PA team and parent’s respite breaks.
• Be patient and supportive.
• Be friendly and outgoing.
• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Understand the need for privacy and confidentiality.
• You should have a thorough understanding of personal safety.
• A willingness to undergo any training highlighted by the employer.
• You should have some knowledge and understanding of risks.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check at the employer’s request prior to commencing employment. This is confidential and at no cost to yourself.

The post carries a 6-month probationary period.

Disclaimer

The Rowan Organisation is acting on behalf of a third party and will not be your employer, nor responsible for any actions arising out of your employment.