Personal Assistant, Carer

Centre for Independent Living NI; Holywood; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A support services organization in Holywood seeks female applicants for various roles to assist a 40-year-old woman with fluctuating disabilities. Responsibilities include personal care, household tasks, and advocacy. The position offers flexible hours, including breakfast calls and ad-hoc daytime or evening hours. This role requires good organizational skills and an understanding of fluctuating health conditions. The position is permanent at a competitive rate of £15.40 per hour, with three vacancies available.

Qualifications

• Female applicants only due to occupational requirement.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Willing to undergo Enhanced Access NI.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and drinks; perform household tasks.
• Prompt and supervise medications and physiotherapy.
• Assist with personal care.
• Review tasks and assist with planning.
• Advocate for the client.
• Drive as needed.

Skills

Able to use own initiative

Good at listening and following instructions

Respects infection control

Good at organising, planning, prioritising

Able to communicate assertively

Understanding of fluctuating abilities

Shared interests: Time outdoors, creativity, faith, music, good food, dogs

Job description

Provide support for a 40 year old woman with fluctuating disabilities with personal, domestic and social tasks.Please see Further Information.

Responsibilities

• Prepping food & drinks.Household tasks e.g. dishes, household cleaning, wiping down windows, taking out bins, laundry (Breakfast call role and Ah-hoc daytime/ evening role).
• Prompting / supervising medications & physio (Breakfast call role and Ah-hoc daytime/ evening role).
• Assisting with personal care as required (Breakfast role).
• Reviewing what needs done (organisational role).
• Assisting with planning (organisational role).
• Assisting with prioritising (organisational role).
• Assisting with brain-storming / problem-solving (organisational role).
• Assisting with communication (organisational role).
• Advocating for client (organisational role).
• Driving (Ah-hoc daytime/ evening role).

Skills and Qualifications

• Female applicants only as it is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Article 10(2) (b) (i) of the Sex Discrimination (NI) Order 1976 (as amended).
• Able to use own initiative.
• Good at listening to & following instructions.
• Respects importance of & able to follow good infection control.
• OK with dogs.
• Ability for household tasks (breakfast call role and Ah-hoc daytime/evening role).
• Right to work in the UK.
• Willing to undergo Enhanced Access NI.
• Good at organising, planning, prioritising (organisational role).
• Able to communicate assertively (organisational role).
• Understanding that health conditions can cause abilities to fluctuate (organisational role).
• Any shared interests: Time outdoors, creativity, interest in faith, music, good food, dogs.

Further Information

Three different job roles available, applicants can apply for one or multiple roles.1. Breakfast calls 7 x 1 hour calls, which would need split between 2 workers. Mon-Fri 8am-9am, Sat 8:30am-9:30am, Sun 8:30am-9:30am (1 Sunday in 4 may change to 7:45-8:45am).2. Ad-hoc daytime / evening hours (zero hours contract, or could be added onto breakfast hours as variable hours contract if same person interested in both). No set hours, would be contacted to see if free when needed.3. Organisation & communication assistance. Timing flexible & may vary week-to-week. Most likely sometime Thurs/Fri/Sat.This post is for Female applicants only as it is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Article 10(2) (b) (i) of the Sex Discrimination (NI) Order 1976 (as amended).

Vacancy ID 1751410 Job Sector Carers and Support Workers Area Co Down Location Holywood Salary £15.40 per hour No. vacancies 3 Contract Type Permanent Weekly hours 3 Published date 23/12/2025 Closing date 31/01/2026 Worktime Mornings, afternoons and evenings, depending on the role - see Further Information

Area: Derry or Londonderry
Closing date: 30 Dec 2025