Support Worker​/Personal Care Assistant - Specialist Spinal Injury

Job Description

Support Worker / Personal Assistant – Specialist Spinal Injury Support

£14.52 per hour (Days) | £12.71 per hour (Sleeping Nights)
Permanent | Full-Time | 140 hours per month | 14 hour shifts | Rutland, East Midlands

Join a small, supportive team providing 2:1 care for a 41-year-old man living independently with a C4/C5 spinal cord injury. This is a role with purpose, variety, and real impact—no two days are the same.

You’ll support him at home and in the community, including:

• Attending charity events in London
• Supporting his work with a national spinal injury charity
• Helping him maintain an active, fulfilling lifestyle

What You’ll Do

• Personal care & daily living support
• Mobility, travel, and community activities
• Working as part of a consistent 2:1 team
• Supporting work commitments and social routines

What Matters Most

You don’t need previous care experience—we provide full, hands‑on training.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Kind, calm, and emotionally intelligent
• Trustworthy and dependable
• Able to work 14-hour shifts
• A confident driver with their own car (rural location)

Why This Role Is Different

• You become part of a tight-knit, long-standing team
• You support someone with a rich, active life, not just daily care
• You’ll gain specialist spinal injury skills
• Every shift has purpose and variety

What We Offer

• Permanent contract
• 140 hours per month
• Optional sleeping night shifts
• Full paid training
• Supportive, inclusive team
• Pension
• A role where you genuinely change someone’s life

Pay

• Day shifts (08:00–22:00): £14.52/hour
• Sleeping nights (22:00–08:00): £12.71/hour

Requirements

• Full UK driving licence
• Own transport
• Good level of English
• Willingness to provide some annual leave cover