Personal Care Assistant

People Plus Group LTD; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A care assistance organization is looking for a female Personal Assistant/Carer in London. The role involves supporting an adorable mature woman with Down’s Syndrome and dementia, enabling her participation in daily activities. Candidates should be caring, flexible, and able to assist with personal care. Ideal applicants will possess good communication skills in English and have an appreciation for nutrition. This position offers a pay rate of £14.00 per hour with structured working hours and holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Paid holiday (pro rata)

Workplace pension

Enhanced DBS disclosure funded by employer

Qualifications

• Experience working with dementia is desirable.
• Candidate must have good communication skills in English.
• Ability to assist with physical tasks and personal care.

Responsibilities

• Assist with toileting and personal care.
• Support client in participating in social activities.
• Help with cooking and preparing meals.
• Maintain the client’s dignity and privacy.

Skills

Honesty

Reliability

Caring disposition

Enthusiasm

Flexibility

Creativity

English proficiency

Job description

Job Title

Personal Assistant / Carer

Purpose of the job

Kind, artistic and patient female personal assistant/carer required for an intelligent, adorable mature woman with Down’s Syndrome, who has recently developed symptoms of dementia and lives in a family home in Hampstead (shared with some family members). She has previously led a full creative and independent life, including as a paid employee. We are looking for a permanent personal assistant to join an existing team to support with personal care (including continence management) and enable participation in a range of activities at home and in the community. Foster and maintain the client’s integration and inclusion. The client enjoys drawing, painting, sewing, socialising, conversation, singing and walking. She was a trustee of The Downs Syndrome Association for many years and continues as an ambassador.

It would be beneficial for the applicant to be within 30 minutes travelling distance.

Position available

January 2026

Hours and rate of Pay

16 hours per week: Friday 9am-5:30pm, Saturday 9am-5:30pm.

Rate of Pay £14.00 per hour gross. Wages paid through payroll.

Main Duties

• Assisting the client with toileting, changing clothes and bathing.
• Support with domestic duties (changing/washing bed linens/cleaning).
• Support with reading, writing and understanding any correspondence.
• Support the client to take part in activities such as walking, art classes and trips out.
• Support with shopping when required.
• Support with physical tasks that the client can’t do independently such as carrying the shopping or helping with a walker up two flights of stairs to the flat.
• Support and encourage completion of daily exercise (daily walk).
• Support with use of public transport.
• Prepare and cook meals.
• Liaise with health professionals and officials when required.

The main duties identified in the job description are examples of the expectations required; there may be occasions where you are reasonably requested to provide additional activities to be undertaken inside or outside of the home.

Personal Assistant Specification

• You must be honest, trustworthy and reliable.
• You must respect the client’s privacy and always maintain her dignity.
• You must be enthusiastic and flexible with a caring disposition.
• You must be able to work well independently.
• Ideally you will have similar interests and be willing to participate in activities with the client when required.
• Preferably have an artistic/creative background.
• You are accountable to the family member of the client who will be the employer in all aspects of your work.
• You will work closely with the client’s family to determine how best to support her.
• You need to be able to support the client with physical tasks such as carrying her walker up the stairs.
• You need to be able to use your own initiative.
• An appreciation of nutrition and a familiarity with healthy eating, and practical cooking, is essential to the role.
• You should always ask the client or family members what her needs are and listen to such directions and requests.
• Excellent proficiency in English language communication, both written and verbal, is required for this role.
• Experience of dementia would be desirable.
• The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be funded through your employer.
• A car driver could be beneficial but is not essential.
• Due to the personal care aspects of this role, the personal assistant needs to be female.
• This is official employment and wages will go through a payroll company.
• You will be entitled to paid holiday (pro rata) and a workplace pension.

Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus.

Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female worker to work with our client.