Personal Care Assistant for a senior lady P/T@ £17.52/hr in NR7 - FTE - £34.2k in Norwich

Personal Care Assistant for a senior lady P/T@ £17.52/hr in NR7 - FTE - £34.2k

INDEPENDENT LIVING

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE

Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant

| NORWICH NR7

Location |

Per hour

| FIXED + COVER (including weekends and bank holidays)

Shifts

| SLEEP INS PLUS 2 WORKING HOURS

Personal Assistant (Female as Personal Care Required)

INDEPENDENT LIVING

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE

Personal Assistant

A meaningful, long-term role supporting independence at home

| NORWICH NR7

Location |

£17.52

Per hour

| FIXED + COVER (including weekends and bank holidays)

Shifts

| SLEEP INS PLUS 2 WORKING HOURS

4 days per month

Kindness Reliability Respect Continuity

Personal Assistant (Female as Personal Care Required)

Norwich NR7 | £17.52 per hour | Regular shifts plus additional cover (likely weekly basis)

| A warm welcome

Thank you for your interest. I’m looking for a reliable, kind and experienced female Personal Assistant to join my small PA team in Norwich, which I personally employ through Direct Payments. This is a genuine, long-term role supporting my daily routine, wellbeing and independence.

Before You Apply

• Comfortable providing personal care with dignity and discretion
• Comfortable working around two cocker spaniels and two kittens
• Available for some weekend work, through fixed shifts and/or cover
• Willing to provide references and complete required checks and paid training
• Able to communicate honestly about availability, sickness and holidays

About Me

I am a 51-year-old disabled woman living in Norwich. Several long-term health conditions affect my mobility, pain, energy and daily routine. I use a wheelchair indoors and outdoors and value support that helps me remain as independent and involved in my own life as possible. I previously worked in the NHS and continue to work privately from home for one afternoon each week. I share my home with two friendly mature cocker spaniels and two young kittens and my husband.

The Support I Need

• Personal care, including washing, showering, dressing, hair care and applying treatment creams
• Discreet support with toileting routines and personal care needs
• Preparing fresh hot meals, including meat and fish, while carefully following serious dietary and allergy requirements via Hello Fresh to make it easier.
• Planning and organising practical daily tasks around pain, fatigue and medication routines and my schedule.
• Wheelchair support from the vehicle for appointments, shopping, outings and community activities
• Driving my automatic adapted Motability vehicle where agreed and appropriate
• Light cleaning, laundry sorting and putting away, general household support for domestic cleaning in the areas I use
• Feeding and helping with the dogs and kittens when required such a taking them out to the garden, and meals.
• Working positively with the PA team using WhatsApp, phone calendars (Outlook) and rota arrangements

Shifts Available (Fixed + Cover shifts)

| Morning 9am–12pm | Breakfast, personal care, dressing, hair care, lunch preparation and calm support with planning the day.

| Evening Around 5.30/6pm–7.30/8pm | Fresh meal preparation, evening personal care and support settling comfortably for the night.

| Community access Usually Wednesdays and Fridays between the hours of 1pm–5pm | Two, two-hour shift for appointments, shopping, social activities and dog-related outings.

| Domestic support Approx. 2 hours | Light cleaning and household support, usually on Monday or Wednesday.

Who Would Suit This Role?

• Previous experience in personal care, care work, support work or a similar role
• A calm, patient and practical approach, where service user always comes before procedures.
• Respect for privacy, dignity, independence and person-centred care
• Reliability, punctuality and honest direct communication
• Confidence preparing fresh meals and carefully following dietary instructions
• Comfort working independently and cooperatively within a small team
• A genuine interest in stable, long-term work rather than a short placement

Pay and Conditions

• £17.52 per hour (annual inflation increment April), paid into your bank account with tax and National Insurance deducted at source. Opportunity of being included to Pension Scheme.
• Paid shadowing with an experienced PA before working independently
• Essential training is paid and required for insurance purposes on a yearly basis.
• 5.6 weeks’ WTE annual leave, accrued pro rata
• Six-month probationary period, which may be extended if needed
• Role subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check

Key Responsibilities

Services

• Meal Preparation
• Personal Care
• Domestic Care
• Social + Leisure activities

  Training

  • Essential PA Guide
  • Safeguarding Adults/Children
  • Moving & Handling
  • Understanding challenging behaviour
  • Food Hygiene
  • First Aid
  • Hand hygiene
  • Autism / Aspergers

  Transportation

  • Full UK driving license
  • Own personal car
  • Can drive a motability equipped car

  Medical

  • Safe Administration of Medication
  • Continence Care
  • Epilepsy Awareness

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