Personal Assistant Wanted – Bank/Cover PA for Academic holidays WC2044a in Trowbridge

Personal Assistant Wanted – Bank/Cover PA for Academic holidays WC2044a

Personal Assistant Wanted – Bank/Cover PA for Academic holidays

Ref: WC2044a

Location: Trowbridge

Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Preferred

Employment status: Employed or Self-employed

Holiday cover - mainly school holidays when my team are on leave or reduced hours Typical shifts are from 2-8 hours long with 3-6 days available per week. We would discuss and book in advance but their is some flexibility. There may also be ad-hoc or cover shifts term time.

Duties

• Personal grooming
• Moving and handling
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Shopping
• Cooking
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Shorter Morning shifts are all about getting up and ready for the day.
• Tasks may include the following:
  • Making breakfast and drinks
  • Tidying kitchen and emptying dishwasher
  • Putting a wash on and/or putting clothes away.
  • Food prep such as chopping veggies or boiling eggs
  • Shower help and hair wash (no toileting)
  • Setting up hobbies e.g. putting sewing machine ready
  • Unpacking food shop

The longer shift are about assisting me to live my life both at home and out. This could be assisting me so that I can enjoy my hobbies, DIY or household projects or supporting me as I go shopping, visiting somewhere or someone or attending a workshop. Sometimes a shift is just about me being a person and having the support available to potter around my home and pop into town.

I am a wheelchair user.

Candidate qualities

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Honest and cheerful
• Creative
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• It is important to me that my PA’s and I are a good match and that we can work together in a comfortable and friendly way but still get the tasks done.
• You will have a can-do attitude and be willing to learn and get stuck in, follow routines and work on your own initiative once you have found your feet.
• Due to my chemical sensitivities and asthma you will be a non smoker and happy to not wear strong perfumes.
• We often have a dog visiting so you will be comfortable with dogs.
• Driver with own car preferred, mileage is paid at 45p a mile. Longer shifts require you to be a driver with own car.

Additional requirements

• Non-smoker due to medical reasons
• Vulnerable to the risk of infection and disease transmission

Notes

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Summary

• Company: Independent Lives
• Salary: £15.75 to £18.40 an hour
• Employed PAs = £ 15.75 p/h + 5.6 weeks holiday
• Self employed = £18.40 p/h
• Hours: Part-time
• Location: Trowbridge, BA14 9DE
• Working pattern: On-site
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 20 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 19 Nov 2026

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