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: PH274090 Location: Loughborough, LE11 Rate: £12.44 per hour if directly employed or £16.00 per hour if self-employed Hours: 18 hours per week - Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays or Saturdays - times are flexible Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 25th March 2025 A Personal Assistant is required to support a social lady to access her local community, promote social inclusion and provide emotional support. Role Requirements You will be supporting a 59-year-old lady who is diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome and a Learning Disability which is impacting on her general wellbeing. She currently lives in supported living in the Loughborough area. You'll support her with the following activities: Swimming Bowling Table Tennis Walking She also enjoys going to the cinema, afternoons out and the occasional show at the Town Hall. You will be required to have a full, clean, driving licence and access to your own vehicle. A mileage allowance will be paid. This opportunity is suited to someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and respectful of others’ privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs. Genuine applicants only please. This role is subject to interview, references and an enhanced DBS check. Benefits include: 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (pro rata) Pension, tax and NI contributions For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Phil Hall Telephone: 0116 305 4295 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 PH274090 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.