Personal Care Assistant

Posting date09 September 2026

Closing date07/10/2026 23:59:00

SalaryMeets national minimum wage,

LocationBrightlingsea CO7, Brightlingsea CO7, Colchester, Essex, CO7 1XX

CompanyPenderels Trust

Job typePERMANENT

HoursPart Time

Reference6aa135fcee4c2fabf6bc1df2

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About the Employer

Supportive and caring individual required to support a happy go lucky and active young man with ASD and allergies, but who enjoys his independence and can communicate effectively.

Employer Disability and Health Conditions:

• Mobility / Physical, hypermobility (weakness on joints)
• Hearing
• Cognitive / Learning
• Tourettes and tics

The employer's hobbies and interests:

• Military and Police
• Cycling
• Making things - crafts

Other relevant information:

• The individual has allergies. Allergies requiring epipen administration and asthmatic. • The individual keeps pets in the home: A Dog.

About the Role

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support and/or prompt with cooking/meal preparation and eating meals/drinks.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to take medication.
• Assist with household chores and general homemaking.
• Support and/or prompt to attend appointments as necessary, e.g. hospital/doctors.
• Support the individual to look after/care for pets.
• Support and/or prompt the individual to access sporting and leisure activities.
• Assist and encourage socialisation, participating in activities.
• Promote and encourage friendships and independence.
• Develop a good and trusting one to one working relationship.
• To assist with learning to cook and keeping his room tidy.
• Medication to be administered if Epipen required or asthma pump.

Only candidates aged 18 or over should apply for this position as you will be required to administer medication.

The individuals needs may vary from day to day and your tasks may reflect this. You could be required to perform other duties as reasonably required.

You have a responsibility as an employee to report all accidents to the employer immediately. You have a duty to report defects and / or hazards which may give rise to an accident. You are to ensure the safety of the individual at all times.

Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure (costs will be covered).

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