Graduate / Gap Year - Practical Assistant / Personal Aide Job Types: Fixed term contract, Graduate, Internship Contract length: 4 - 12 months Pay: £20,000 - £27,000 per year On clicking apply, you will be redirected to our client’s recruitment website where you can find out more information and submit your application. This is a fantastic opportunity for: a new graduate seeking time to plan your next career steps someone here in the UK on a working holiday visa a student taking a gap year before or after uni About you You are bright, talented and capable and you could become one of the people who make up a team of PAs who make our client’s busy life practical. You don't necessarily have any specific previous experience. You enjoy being active, outgoing and friendly, and helpful. You are organised, practical and self-motivated, with observation skills and the ability to think ahead. Your friends can always rely on you. You may not yet have as much confidence as you feel you need, but you are thoughtful and good with people, and you ask questions and enjoy learning. You are looking for the opportunity that will make you competitive in your future career. Right now, you need to earn money but at the same time you want to take a positive next step. You might also want time for travel, volunteering, or a personal project. Why this job is for you This role will give you a unique opportunity to gain skills that don’t come from a classroom. In this job, you get at least 14 days off per month (yes, you read that right: per month) and you can be based or living anywhere within a few hours travel of Cambridge because you will only travel to work once every two weeks, staying for several days at a time before going home again. You need to be able to commit for at least four months, and the longest anyone stays is one year. NOTE: This role has an unusual flexible and residential work pattern and, due to its nature, there are eligibility criteria which are Genuine Occupational Requirements under the Equality Act 2010. Please read the further information on our client’s recruitment website to ensure that you meet all the requirements before applying. You can only apply directly from the website. About Our Client Our client is an Independent Employer in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. She is supportive, innovative and bold. Her goal is to develop the careers of certain young people who each spend up to one year supporting her. While she lead a full and happy personal and professional life without letting her physical disability stand in the way, you gain skills, knowledge and confidence that will set you up for a brilliant onward career, in whatever you want it to be The work environment includes: Food and accommodation provided while on duty Loads of time off (two weeks per month) Growth and career development opportunities A stepping stone to many different careers Positive about Youth Employment She is an educated professional in her forties. She is a Civil and Commercial Mediator, resolving people's disputes before they get to court; and she also runs a small engineering social enterprise which builds technology for disabled people. She has a sense of humour and a can-do approach, which is necessary for her to achieve as much as she does. She lives with her husband and their energetic dog, and when they are not working, they lead a busy, happy and active home life too. She does everything that anyone else in her position does, but the difference is that she lives her life with a physical disability that means she is extremely weak. She uses a powerchair and she needs to have someone alongside her (you) at all times to help her with the simple things that her condition prevents her from doing for herself. Basically, this job is to lend her your arms and legs and use your brain to make it all look easy It's a role which is very varied, and you can make as much of it as you wish. There's personal care and support for her health and fitness, it involves helping her as she does her job, there's cooking and stuff in her home, and she will rely upon you to organise things, so it is physically and practically possible to do everything she wants. The residential working pattern of this job means that you live-in day and night for up to five nights at a time, and then you have twice as much time away from work. You can be paid a regular salary for committing to this, or you can work on a zero-hours basis and choose when you work. During each shift you stay with her in her home, or accompany her wherever she goes, to be available as and when she needs help. Currently recruiting for the following start dates: April 2025 June/July 2025 September 2025 February/March 2026 On clicking apply, you will be redirected to our client’s recruitment website where you can find out more information and submit your application.