PLEASE NOTE: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL IS NOT THE EMPLOYER FOR THIS JOB. YOU WILL BE SELF-EMPLOYED.

Job Reference: DP616866

Location: Sileby LE12

Rate: £17.00 per hour

Hours: 7.5 hours per week - 4 hours on Tuesdays, 2 hours on Thursdays, and 3 hours on alternative Sundays

Contract: Self Employed, Permanent

Closing Date: 11th February 2026

A female Personal Assistant is required to provide social support to an individual in the Sileby area.

Role Requirements

You will be required to: 

• support with personal care tasks/toileting needs when required
• escort the client into the community to go swimming on Sundays (you will not be required to get in the pool). 
• support them to take part in hobbies, going out shopping and gardening
• support with household tasks

The client has three cats and fishes. 

You must have a full, clean UK driving licence and will need to occasionally drive the Motability car. 

The client enjoys spending time with family, talking, swimming, pets, house plants, cooking, the garden, and going shopping.

They have been diagnosed with:

• a stroke causing left side weakness
• spasticity in left arm, hand and foot (calliper worn on left leg which often spasms)
• neurodivergence

The client has poor mobility and is a fall risk so some support may be required while out. They are unable to negotiate steps, kerbs and uneven surfaces. At home, they walk with a quad stick and a folding stick or powered wheelchair is used when out in the community.

This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and friendly, and respectful of others’ privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs. Genuine applicants only please. 

The role is subject to interview, references and a DBS check (paid for by the funding authority if you don't already have a certificate).

Please note, this advert may close before the deadline date if a high number of responses are received.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Darshna Pancholi

Telephone: 0116 305 3147

Email: DPSOemploymentsupport@leics.gov.uk   

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please forward an up to date CV by email to DPSOemploymentsupport@leics.gov.uk or complete the application form and return it to the email address above. Please remember to quote reference number DP616866 as part of your application. 

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This advert has been placed by Leicestershire County Council on behalf of a direct payments recipient. Leicestershire County Council is not the employer. You will be self-employed.