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: PH471169 Location: Loughborough LE11 Rate: £12.44 per hour if directly employed or £16.00 per hour if self-employed Hours: 15 hours per week (Monday to Friday for 3 hours per day - times are negotiable and to be discussed/agreed) Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 3rd January 2025 A lady living in the Loughborough area requires support from a Personal Assistant for 15 hours per week. Role Requirements You will be required to provide support with: some personal care, assistance with showering/washing hair but not necessarily every day. socialising - the lady enjoys shopping, going to the hairdressers and getting out and about in the local community. possible dog walking. You must be flexible with a good sense of humour. You must also have a full clean UK driving licence as you will be required to drive the individual’s vehicle. The individual requiring support is looking forward to speaking/meeting with potential applicants and hopes to find the right person to support and to enable her to socialise and enjoy her current lifestyle. Benefits include: 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (pro rata) Pension, tax and NI contributions This opportunity is suited for someone who is responsible, reliable, patient, and respectful of others’ privacy, dignity, values, and beliefs. Genuine applicants only please. The role is subject to interview, references and an enhanced DBS check. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Phil Hall Telephone: 0116 3054295 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 PH471169 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.