Personal Support Assistant - Companion

Job title: Personal Support Assistant - Companion

Hours: 24

Contract: Permanent

As a Personal Support Assistant, you’ll thrive working in a front line service playing a crucial role within the City by supporting our elderly and vulnerable customers to remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible.

It’s more than a support role it is contributing to Leeds City Council’s mission to improve quality of life for the elderly and vulnerable who calls Leeds home.

To apply for this role you must be able to drive and have use of a car which would also require business insurance.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions .

About you

As a Personal Support Assistant - Companion, you will bring to the role:

• The ability to support the management team in the day-to-day provision of a personal and home support service, which responds to the needs of customers.
• To be responsible for taking remedial action to minimise risk.
• To maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times.
• To work as part of a team and to share best practice with colleagues.
• To work within other teams within Presto when there is a need such as Meals at Home and Cleaning to enable the provision of a full service at all times.

About the role

By undertaking this role you will be contributing towards Leeds City Councils ambition to be a healthy and caring City helping elderly and vulnerable people live healthy lives for longer.

As our next Personal Service Assistant – Companion you’ll be providing support such as shopping, housekeeping, attending appointments, collecting medication, making referrals to other agencies and companionship in general.

The role is integral to our Presto team, helping us to build Team Leeds, made up of the people who live or work here, to champion the city nationally coming together to play their part helping to improve physical health.

What we offer you

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays.
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions.
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements.
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities.
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further.

How to apply

Please complete the online application form.

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If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Melanie Kearney, Presto Business Manager Call  or email

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s or Adults’ barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy .

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying.

To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

• Under the direction of the Head of service to work as part of a team providing practical, non- registered personal, and domestic services to individual customers in their home…