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: AE261286 Location: Birstall, LE4 Rate: £12.44 per hour if directly employed or £16.00 per hour if self-employed Hours: 6.25 hours per week, to be worked 8:30am - 9:15am Monday to Sunday, and 5:30pm - 6:00pm on Saturday and Sunday Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 11th March 2025 You will be supporting the client to get ready for their day. Role Requirements You'll support the client with the following: personal care (washing and dressing) prompting of medication preparing breakfast warm up a meal/prepare a sandwich light domestic tasks The client enjoys knitting, arts and crafts. There are no pets within the property. Working hours will be: 8:30am - 9:15am Monday to Sunday 5:30 - 6:00pm Saturday and Sunday There is a possibility of an increase to weekly hours in the future. Further information The client has Anxiety and Depression (the client’s husband passed away May 2024 which they believe has impacted their mental health), Epilepsy, Neurofibromatosis (type 2), Right facial nerve palsy, TIA (May 2023). The client is Deaf and communication is via lip-reading, therefore she can struggle with accents and requires full, clear spoken sentences. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role. Benefits include: 5.6 weeks paid holiday (directly employed Personal Assistants) Access to a workplace pension (directly employed Personal Assistants) DBS paid for by funding authority Mileage paid directly by the client. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Annette Evans Telephone: 0116 305 7046 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 AE261286 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.