Description PLEASE NOTE: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL IS NOT THE EMPLOYER FOR THIS JOB. YOU WILL EITHER BE SELF-EMPLOYED OR DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY THE INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU WILL BE SUPPORTING. Job Reference: TS684439 Location: Thurlaston, LE9 Rate: £12.44 per hour if directly employed or £16.00 per hour if self-employed Hours: 8 hours per week - Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 1pm (possibly some additional hours in the week to cover) Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 31st January 2025 A lady living in the Thurlaston area requires Personal Assistant support. Role Requirements You will be required to encourage and assist with: personal care ensuring the client is wearing clean clothes meals and drinks shopping general domestic duties accessing the community You must have a full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle with business insurance. Any mileage incurred will be paid directly by the client. Anything else you need to know: The client has dementia and is at risk of falls. She enjoys going for walks around the local area, loves animals and owns a cat. Previous care experience is desired but not essential. This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and respectful of others’ privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs. You may be a good fit if you are looking to get back into work after caring for a relative or friend. Genuine applicants only please. The role is subject to interview, references and a DBS check. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Tracy Smith Telephone: 0116 3057745 Email: DPSOemploymentsupportleics.gov.uk How to Apply To apply for this role, please forward an up to date CV by email to DPSOemploymentsupportleics.gov.uk or complete the application form and return it to the email address above. Please remember to quote reference number TS684439 as part of your application. The ‘Apply Now’ button below only allows you to create a job alert for vacancies with Leicestershire County Council, it is not an online application form. Please apply to the email address shown above. 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 either be self-employed or directly employed by the individual that you will be supporting.