Live-in PA​/Care Assistant professional Aerospace Engineer

About Our Client

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, who is a young engineer living and working in Stevenage. Our client is an electric wheelchair user and has Becker Muscular Dystrophy which causes progressive muscle weakness. No care experience is needed; all training will be given.

• Calm, fun-loving and humorous
• Responsible
• Interested in aircraft, history and current affairs
• Hobbies: flying model aircraft, gaming, modelmaking, 3D printing

Pay rate: £210 per day

Shift Pattern: 1 week on / 1 week off (handovers on Tuesdays; flexibility required for trips)

Start: February 2026

Location: Stevenage (SG1)

A live-in Personal Assistant is required to assist the client with day-to-day activities, including personal care, basic housekeeping, meal preparation, and support ponsibilities include:

• Assisting with toileting, showering, dressing and personal hygiene
• Preparing and cooking meals, washing up and domestic shopping
• Maintaining a clean and tidy house
• Supporting weight-bearing exercises and social activities
• Providing assistance at work trips, holidays, and public transport as needed
• Being available during the night if required

The client may travel abroad for work; a valid passport is essential.

The client uses a powered wheelchair; a mobile hoist is used for transfers. The home is carpeted, requiring some physical strength to move the hoist.

The client can eat and drink independently but requires a PA to prepare meals, wash up, open bottles and assist with shopping.

The client needs help getting dressed and ready for work each morning and assistance with showering using a hoist. Daily weight-bearing exercises also require help.

Work is in the office 2-3 days per week and at home on other days. The PA supports setup of laptop and documents, toileting, lunch preparation, packing the bag, car pickup, and remains reachable by phone.

Weekends are more flexible; the client enjoys hobbies, socialising and relaxing.

The PA will have a private en suite room in the client’s home. The shift pattern is one week on, one week off, with handovers often on Tuesdays.

You must respect the client’s privacy and maintain confidentiality. You should be supportive of the client’s personal ambitions and build a strong relationship.

• Open-minded and easy to get along with
• Fluent in English
• Physically fit, calm, patient and caring
• Good sense of humour
• Clean and tidy
• Flexible (e.g., cover holidays and sickness)
• Valid passport (essential)