Build trust and connection
Offer companionship, listen with empathy and make time for conversation and meaningful activities. Adapt your communication to the individual, including people living with dementia.
Applications open · November 2026 start
Join the Unity Home Care team · Home Support
We’re hiring:
Personal Assistant
Your experience. Your kindness. A real difference.
Bring your care experience to a role where familiar faces, thoughtful support and dependable visits help people feel confident in their own homes.
- Hourly pay
- £14–£16Depending on experience
Enhanced pay for weekend shifts - Initial hours
- 10–15 per weekMore hours expected as demand grows
- Where you’ll work
- Sheffield & WaverleyHome visits across our local service area
- Applications close
- 31 October 2026Midnight at the end of Saturday
UK time
A personal approach to home support
Help someone’s day feel a little easier.
We’re looking for an experienced, qualified and dependable Personal Assistant who takes pride in supporting people with patience, dignity and genuine warmth.
You’ll get to know the person behind the support plan: their routines, preferences, interests and the things they want to keep doing for themselves. Good support means listening carefully, respecting choices and offering the right help without taking over.
This is a part-time opportunity with an intended start in November 2026, subject to satisfactory recruitment checks. We initially expect 10–15 hours per week, with additional hours anticipated as client demand grows.
The difference you’ll make
Practical help. Thoughtful company.
Every visit follows the agreed support plan, our current service scope and your training and competence.
Support everyday independence
Help with meals, shopping, errands and light household tasks. Respect familiar routines and encourage people to do what they can for themselves.
Notice, record and communicate
Keep clear, accurate visit records, follow agreed instructions and share relevant updates appropriately. Recognise changes in wellbeing or safety and report concerns promptly.
Be a dependable professional
Arrive on time, protect confidentiality and maintain professional boundaries. Work confidently on home visits, keep in touch with the team and ask for help when needed.
What you’ll bring
Experience we can trust.
Values we can share.
We need someone who is committed, reliable and able to demonstrate how their experience translates into considerate, safe support in someone’s home.
Especially welcome
Experience supporting people living with dementia and experience in domiciliary care or home support are desirable.
Essential for this role
- At least two years’ experience in the care sector, evidenced through your CV, references and interview.
- A recognised qualification in care. Please include the qualification title, level and awarding organisation in your application.
- Commitment and reliability: good timekeeping, consistent attendance and clear communication when circumstances change.
- Kindness, patience and sound judgement, with respect for dignity, privacy, individual choice and independence.
- Good communication and record-keeping skills, with an understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and when to raise concerns.
- Your own reliable transport so you can travel dependably between home visits across our service area.
- Availability for some weekend shifts. You will not be expected to work every weekend; we’ll discuss your availability during recruitment.
- An Enhanced DBS check, or willingness to apply for one. Any existing check will be reviewed as part of our recruitment process.
- The right to work in the UK without sponsorship from Unity Home Care. We cannot offer visa sponsorship for this vacancy.
Working with Unity
A supportive team around you.
Pay that reflects experience
£14–£16 per hour depending on your experience, with enhanced pay for weekend shifts worked.
Flexibility on shifts
We’ll discuss shifts that fit your availability alongside clients’ needs, including an agreed share of weekend work.
Employment benefits
Holiday pay, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) subject to eligibility, and a workplace pension for eligible staff.
Support to keep learning
Induction, relevant training, supervision and feedback to help you feel prepared and continue developing your skills.
Ready to bring your experience to Unity?
We’d love to hear from you.
Applications are open now. Send your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@unityhomecare.co.uk.
Tell us why this role interests you, how your experience fits and what you would bring to the people we support.
Please attach your CV and covering letter to your email. Use our website contact form if you have any questions about the vacancy.
Closing date: Saturday 31 October 2026.
Applications must reach us by midnight at the end of that day (UK time), before Sunday 1 November begins.
Applications must reach us by midnight at the end of that day (UK time), before Sunday 1 November begins.
What happens next
A thoughtful recruitment process.
Application review
We’ll review your CV and covering letter against the experience, qualifications and qualities needed for the role.
Interview
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to discuss their experience, approach to home support and availability, using practical examples.
Checks and preparation
Any offer is subject to satisfactory references, verification of qualifications, identity and right-to-work checks, and an appropriate Enhanced DBS check before starting.
Unity Home Care is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who meet the role requirements. If you need a reasonable adjustment during recruitment, please let us know using the contact details above.