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UKCIL; Leeds; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Driving licence

Car with insurance

Job summary

UKCIL Ltd. is seeking a part-time personal assistant to support a client in Leeds. The role runs 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 4pm–6pm, with a pay rate of £12.60 per hour. Experience with FND and complex mental health needs is valued. Driving licence and car insurance are required; female applicants only due to care needs.

Responsibilities include meal preparation, personal care, mobility support, and assisting with appointments and forms. Training and guidance provided.

Qualifications

• Female applicants only due to personal care needs.
• Must have a driving licence and a car with appropriate insurance.
• Role involves assisting with personal care and home tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assistance with meals and food preparation.
• Personal care such as dressing.
• Support with exercises/physiotherapy.
• Emotional and practical support during FND episodes.
• Laundry, tidying and general home tasks.
• Help with forms, phone calls and appointment attendance.

Skills

Personal care

Meal prep

Mobility support

Appointment support

Job description

Hours: 10 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 4pm–6pm

Rate of Pay: £12.60 per hour

Job Purpose

To assist with a variety of tasks that enable the employer to live their personal, social, and home life

according to their wishes, interests, and needs. Support will help maintain independence, safety,

About the Employer

Charlotte Walker is a 35-year-old single mother with a dog and cats. She enjoys music and

spending time with loved ones.

She has Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), which can cause paralysis, stroke-like episodes,

seizures, cognitive difficulties, and fluctuating mobility. She also has complex mental health

conditions that interact with her neurological symptoms.

She uses mobility aids such as a bath lift, walking aid, grab sticks, and a perching stool.

Main Duties

Personal Support

• Assistance with meal times, including preparing and cooking food
• Personal care, such as dressing
• Supporting with exercises/physiotherapy
• Emotional and practical support during FND episodes

Home Support

• Laundry care
• General tidying and organisation

Social and Community Support

• Assisting with forms and phone calls
• Supporting and attending appointments
• Helping with hobbies such as dog walking

Values

Honest, reliable, punctual, non-judgemental, respectful, supportive, adaptable, calm, positive,

easy-going, good sense of humour, able to work alone, and understanding of equality and diversity.

Understanding of FND or complex mental health conditions.

Other Requirements

Female applicants only due to personal care needs.

What You Can Expect

• Regular hours (10 per week)
• Supportive working environment
• Training and guidance provided
• Driving licence
• Car with appropriate insurance
• Kind to children and animals

Preferred

• Likes animals
• Understanding of variable conditions

Key Responsibilities