Caring PA for Community Outings & Personal Care (Driver)

Direct Payments Team; Swansea; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A private client in Swansea seeks a compassionate and trustworthy Personal Assistant to assist with daily personal care tasks and community outings. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting individuals with mental illness and provide a friendly demeanor. Flexibility is important as the role includes accompanying the client shopping and to appointments. A driver’s license is required, and the client prefers a mature lady for the role.

Qualifications

• Must have experience supporting someone with a mental illness.
• Driver needed to take the client out.
• Must respect privacy and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assist the client in taking a shower and washing feet.
• Accompany the client on shopping trips and appointments.
• Provide support in the community.

Skills

Patience

Caring

Trustworthiness

Experience supporting mental illness

Job description

Please note this is not a Swansea city council job. You will be working with a private client who received direct payments.

A little about myself:
I am a teenage boy and I live at home with my family in Swansea. I have a diagnosis of ASD, ADHD, ODD and general learning difficulties. I have just finished comprehensive school where I attended an STF unit. I would like support to access the community to do things that I enjoy, such as going in town, exploring shops etc. My interests are Dr Who, Star Wars, Lego, Anime such as Demon Slayer and Dragon Ball Z. I am very chatty and like to talk about my interests.

Driver required to take me out.

Male preferred however females may apply.

Hours of work
6 hours a week.

Rate of pay
£12.75

Essential:
I need you to:
• Sometimes I have anxiety in busy places, and I will want to leave if it becomes too much for me.
• I can feel stressed when in noisy places such as on a busy bus, it can feel like I have a headache.
• I can be vulnerable in the community as I do struggle with knowing who is safe to trust and who isn’t.

Desirable
I’d prefer if:
• To share similar interest as me such as Dr Who and Amine. If not, I enjoy talking about them so having someone who is willing to engage in conversation and have good listening skills.

I’d like support with
• Accessing the community to do activities of my choice.
• Helping me access social groups to extent my social connections.

I will need my PA to:

Respect and understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality.
Be confident, mature and have patience.
Be dependable and arrive on time.
Be friendly with an easy-going manner.
Be adaptable and flexible.
Be supportive but not take over.
Have business insurance on your car to take clients out.

Concerning the position

A trial period will be necessary in the first instance in the form of a six-month probationary period. Salary will be paid monthly (Annual leave is calculated on a pro rata basis). A DBS MUST be processed prior to any commencement of employment. Costs of DBS will be met by Swansea council where applicant is eligible.