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Penderels Trust; Polesworth; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Penderels Trust in Polesworth is seeking a Personal Assistant to support a calm, cheerful young person who has a passion for mathematics. This on-site, part-time permanent role involves helping with daily activities and building confidence, independence and life skills.

You will assist with personal care, accompany to appointments, support social activities, and promote friendships. DBS disclosure is required; driving is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or prompt with personal care, including toileting, showering/bathing, getting in and out of bed, getting dressed.
• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• Support with gardening.

Job description

Personal Assistant

Company: Penderels Trust

Salary: from £13.75 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: Polesworth, B78 1XX

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 11 Sept 2026

Closing date: 18 Sept 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Summary

We are seeking a Personal Assistant to support a calm, cheerful, and intelligent young person who has a particular talent and enthusiasm for mathematics.

They are looking for someone to spend time with them, supporting them to enjoy the activities they love and helping to develop their confidence, independence, and life skills. Their interests include exploring nature, building and creating things, Henry vacuum cleaners, and visiting soft play centres.

The ideal candidate will be patient, reliable, and able to engage positively with their interests while encouraging new experiences and opportunities. A good sense of humour and a flexible, person-centred approach are essential.

One important requirement: if you enjoy singing, this may not be the role for you, as they do not like people singing!

This is a rewarding opportunity to build a positive relationship with a wonderful young person and make a meaningful difference to their enjoyment of everyday life. If this sounds like a role you would enjoy, we would love to hear from you.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions

• Cognitive / Learning

Employer's hobbies and interests

• Henry Hoovers
• Traffic Lights
• Maths

Other relevant information

• Someone in the household is a smoker and there are 2 cats in property

About the Role

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.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support with food shopping.
• Support to get to and from school/work/college/social activities.
• 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.
• Support with gardening.

Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.

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).

Transport Requirement

Car driver preferred but not essential.

HOURS

2 hrs term time and 5 hours holiday time

Location: Polesworth, Tamworth

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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