Personal Assistant, Carer


Job description

Provide support for a 40 year old woman with fluctuating disabilities with personal, domestic and social tasks. Please see Further Information.

Responsibilities

  • Prepping food & drinks. Household tasks e.g. dishes, household cleaning, wiping down windows, taking out bins, laundry (Breakfast call role and Ah-hoc daytime/ evening role).
  • Prompting / supervising medications & physio (Breakfast call role and Ah-hoc daytime/ evening role).
  • Assisting with personal care as required (Breakfast role).
  • Reviewing what needs done (organisational role).
  • Assisting with planning (organisational role).
  • Assisting with prioritising (organisational role).
  • Assisting with brain-storming / problem-solving (organisational role).
  • Assisting with communication (organisational role).
  • Advocating for client (organisational role).
  • Driving (Ah-hoc daytime/ evening role).

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • Female applicants only as it is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Article 10(2) (b) (i) of the Sex Discrimination (NI) Order 1976 (as amended).
  • Able to use own initiative.
  • Good at listening to & following instructions.
  • Respects importance of & able to follow good infection control.
  • OK with dogs.
  • Ability for household tasks (breakfast call role and Ah-hoc daytime/evening role).
  • Right to work in the UK.
  • Willing to undergo Enhanced Access NI.
  • Good at organising, planning, prioritising (organisational role).
  • Able to communicate assertively (organisational role).
  • Understanding that health conditions can cause abilities to fluctuate (organisational role).

Desirable Skills

  • Any shared interests: Time outdoors, creativity, interest in faith, music, good food, dogs.
  • Non-smoker.

Further Information

Three different job roles available, applicants can apply for one or multiple roles. 1. Breakfast calls 7 x 1 hour calls, which would need split between 2 workers. Mon-Fri 8am-9am, Sat 8:30am-9:30am, Sun 8:30am-9:30am (1 Sunday in 4 may change to 7:45-8:45am). 2. Ad-hoc daytime / evening hours (zero hours contract, or could be added onto breakfast hours as variable hours contract if same person interested in both). No set hours, would be contacted to see if free when needed. 3. Organisation & communication assistance. Timing flexible & may vary week-to-week. Most likely sometime Thurs/Fri/Sat. This post is for Female applicants only as it is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Article 10(2) (b) (i) of the Sex Discrimination (NI) Order 1976 (as amended).

Vacancy ID
1751410
Job Sector
Carers and Support Workers
Area
Co Down
Location
Holywood
Salary
£15.40 per hour
No. vacancies
3
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
3
Published date
23/12/2025
Closing date
31/01/2026
Worktime
Mornings, afternoons and evenings, depending on the role - see Further Information

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