Personal Care Assistant / Support Worker

UKCIL Ltd; Colwyn Bay; On-site; GBP 3,900 - 11,700; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd in Colwyn Bay is seeking a part-time Personal Assistant to support an elderly lady at home. The role covers approx. 5–15 hours weekly, first to cover a leave period with potential for permanency. £15 per hour, with PAYE or self-employed arrangements as appropriate.

Responsibilities include personal care, meals, medication prompts, light tasks, and companionship, with full training provided and an emphasis on independence and dignity.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is essential, with at least five years’ experience required.
• Ability to provide personal care with dignity and respect.
• Driving licence is useful but not essential; own vehicle requires business-use insurance.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, toileting, dressing and showering as needed.
• Prepare meals and encourage adequate food and fluid intake.
• Prompt medications and prescribed exercises.
• Help with laundry, shopping and daily household tasks.
• Provide companionship and accompany on walks or activities.
• Support morning/evening routines and ensure devices are charged.
• Write brief notes about support provided after each visit.

Skills

Care experience

Dependable

Kind and patient

Education

No formal education requirement

Job description

Personal Care Assistant for Lovely Elderly Lady – Colwyn Bay LL29– P/T £15/hr - FTE £29.3k - Colwyn Bay - LL29

A warm, practical role supporting an older woman to live independently at home.

• Location: Colwyn Bay, Conwy
• Pay: £15 per hour
• Hours: Approximately 5–15 hours per week
• Minimum 3 hour shifts or 6 hours shifts

The Opportunity

We are looking for a kind, reliable and patient Personal Assistant to join a small, friendly team of existing PAs supporting an older woman in her own home.

The position is initially required to cover an existing PA who will be on planned medical leave for approximately two to three months, with the possibility of becoming permanent for the right person.

Working Arrangement

The role may be offered either as PAYE employment or, where the working arrangement genuinely meets the relevant criteria, on a self-employed basis.

About the Role

The work is based mainly at the employer’s home and will include helping her in her everyday life. She is kind and elderly. Her current PA staff love spending time with her and she'd like to expand the team around her.

• Supporting with personal care, toileting, dressing and showering when needed.
• Preparing meals and encouraging adequate food and fluid intake.
• Prompting medication and prescribed exercises.
• Helping with laundry, shopping, everyday household tasks, bins and recycling.
• Providing companionship and sometimes accompanying her on walks, outings or activities.
• Helping her prepare safely in the morning or at bedtime, depending on the shift.
• Checking that her mobile phone and fall-detection watch are charged.
• Writing a few brief notes about the support provided during each visit.

The emphasis is on supporting independence, choice and confidence rather than taking over tasks unnecessarily. Full guidance, training and a detailed information pack will be provided.

About You

You should be:

• Kind, patient, trustworthy and dependable.
• Punctual, observant and able to follow agreed guidance.
• Comfortable providing respectful personal care when needed.
• Able to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Willing to work flexibly as part of a small PA team.
• Committed to promoting dignity, choice and independence.
• Comfortable working in a non-smoking household.

Essential experience: Previous care experience is essential, with at least five years’ experience required.

A driving licence is useful but not essential. Anyone using their own vehicle for work must have appropriate business-use insurance.

Pay and Conditions

• £15 per hour.
• Approximately 5–15 hours per week, depending on your availability and the needs of the PA team.
• We’d offer at least a minimum 3 hr or 6hr shift in one session so that visiting is worth your while.
• For PAYE employees: paid annual leave, workplace pension and Statutory Sick Pay where eligibility requirements are met.
• For genuinely self-employed PAs: travel allowance for anyone living more than five miles away.
• Role-specific guidance and support within a friendly, welcoming environment.

Appointment or engagement will be subject to satisfactory references, evidence of the right to work in the UK and an appropriate DBS check.