Female Support Worker

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS disclosure costs covered

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Penderels Trust is seeking a kind, caring Personal Assistant/Support Worker in Stratford-upon-Avon to support our daughter who uses a wheelchair and has complex health needs. The role involves personal care, PEG feeding (training provided), and accompanying her on community outings.

The ideal candidate will be compassionate, reliable, and patient, with the ability to build a positive relationship while ensuring safety and wellbeing at all times. This is a part-time, on-site position.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with complex health needs.
• Ability to follow training for PEG feeding and hoist use.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care (toileting, showering, getting in/out of bed, dressing).
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and feeding.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Support and/or prompt access to sporting and leisure activities.
• Encourage socialisation and independence.
• Build a trusting one-to-one relationship.
• Flexibility to perform other reasonable duties.

Skills

Personal care

Compassionate

Patience

Job description

We are looking for a kind, caring, and experienced Personal Assistant/Support Worker to spend quality time with our daughter and support her to enjoy fun and meaningful activities both at home and out in the community.

Our daughter uses a wheelchair and is unable to communicate verbally. She is primarily PEG fed, although she does occasionally have some food orally. She also experiences seizures from time to time. Despite her health needs, she is a very happy little girl who loves interaction, attention, and having fun with the people around her.

We are looking for someone who has experience working with children with complex health needs and who is confident, patient, and able to provide a high standard of care while ensuring her safety and wellbeing at all times.

Duties may include supporting with personal care, PEG feeding, some oral feeding (full training will be provided), use of a hoist (training will be provided), engaging her in activities she enjoys, accompanying her on community outings, and closely monitoring her health and wellbeing. Above all, we are looking for someone who can help her have fun, enjoy new experiences, and make the most of every day.

The ideal candidate will be compassionate, reliable, attentive, and committed to building a positive relationship with our daughter while supporting her individual needs.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

The employer's hobbies and interests

• watching TV
• listening to stories
• 1 to1 interaction

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Female Support Worker

Company: Penderels Trust Salary: £13.90 Hours: Part-time Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 1XX Working pattern: On-site Job type: Contract Posting date: 29 Jun 2026 Closing date: 23 Aug 2026

Summary

We are looking for a kind, caring, and experienced Personal Assistant/Support Worker to spend quality time with our daughter and support her to enjoy fun and meaningful activities both at home and out in the community.

Our daughter uses a wheelchair and is unable to communicate verbally. She is primarily PEG fed, although she does occasionally have some food orally. She also experiences seizures from time to time. Despite her health needs, she is a very happy little girl who loves interaction, attention, and having fun with the people around her.

We are looking for someone who has experience working with children with complex health needs and who is confident, patient, and able to provide a high standard of care while ensuring her safety and wellbeing at all times.

Duties may include supporting with personal care, PEG feeding, some oral feeding (full training will be provided), use of a hoist (training will be provided), engaging her in activities she enjoys, accompanying her on community outings, and closely monitoring her health and wellbeing. Above all, we are looking for someone who can help her have fun, enjoy new experiences, and make the most of every day.

The ideal candidate will be compassionate, reliable, attentive, and committed to building a positive relationship with our daughter while supporting her individual needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care. This may include toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.

The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Transport Requirement

Car driver preferred but not essential.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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